send email from delphi through imap account

how can i send email through delphi using any indy component through my imap account that exists on my email server.. without having to call the default email client

Check TIdMessage and TIdSMTP components.

thanks for replying but what i meant to ask is how do i use the IdIMAP4Server component i would appreciate some examples. i tried using the IdSMTP component but i could figure out how to make it work

Sorry, I did not use IdIMAP4Server component, so there is not much I can say about it. If you want just send messages I beleive that TIdSMTP would be enough.

To send a message you need to set the following properties for TIdSMTP:

Host = name of your SMTP server
Username = user (account) name you'll use to send messages
Password = password for the account

To send a message call:

MySMTP.Connect;
MySMTP.Authenticate;
MySMTP.Send( MyMessage );
// MyMessage is TIdMessage component that holds actual info to be sent
MySMTP.Disconnect;

but will this work if Username is a virtual account set up by vpopmail?? in the mean time i am going to try it, i will let you know how it goes

ok i tried sending an email as you suggested using my user and password and it works but the thing is when i check the sent mail folder of my account i don't see any emails. i would love to do it in such a way that it records email sent in the sent mail folder. so whenever i log in to my email i will know that these messages were sent to whoever. I would prefer suggestions using any indy components plz

ok if i use smtp port = 143 i can connect to imap but when i try smtp.send i get an ERROR. The thing is i want whenever i send an email from delphi if i log into my email using thunderbird or squirrelmail i see thet message in my sent folder

well it still did not work can some render some assistance plz??