From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2008-08-19T19:28:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Outlook, MAPI, Sending Mail

From: Jade Tucker [mailto:jtucker@xojet.com] 
# I am trying to write a program to test that our email servers are
# working properly. I have a ruby program to send an email from a MS
# Outlook inbox connected to an exchange mail server.  The program using 

just use ruby's net/smtp and your fine. in fact, since you're coding it, you can do a more granular checking of your servers by

a. checking connection thru ping
b. checking service thru port 25
c. checking email fxnality by sending an email. for a sample, see my last post here http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-talk-google/browse_thread/thread/957dc5a3b17389ac

kind regards -botp