Email clients for Dynamics AX - smtpclient

Question

I am wondering how the process of sending email is working between Dynamics Ax client and Email client that is set for the server as default email client.
First of all can Dynamics Ax use alternative email clients (not outlook) for sending emails and second of all is Dynamics Ax sending whole configuration to the client, or client has to be configured by itself.
Right now I am experiencing unknown error while trying to send email using Windows Live Mail.

Answer 1

Dynamics AX uses MAPI for client mail.
You can use the SysINetMail::sendEMail method to send a simple mail using this.
If you mail in batch another option is to use SMTP mail using SysEmailTable::sendMail.
This requires the use of mail templates.

Answer 2

I know this is an old question but if someone else needs it...
I am using this on a Dynamics AX 2009 and it works like a charm :)
server static boolean sendEmail(EmplId _fromEmplId, EmplId _toEmplId, str _subject, str message, EmailPriority _priority = EmailPriority::Normal)
{
boolean ok = true;
SysEmailBatch emailBatch;
EmplTable fromEmplTable;
EmplTable toEmplTable;
Email fromEmail;
Email toEmail;
;
changecompany( -- TO YOUR MASTER COMPANY --)
{
fromEmplTable = EmplTable::find(_fromEmplId);
toEmplTable = EmplTable::find(_toEmplId);
fromEmail = fromEmplTable.email();
toEmail = toEmplTable.email();
if (! fromEmail)
{
ok = checkFailed(strfmt("no email set up for %1", _fromEmplId));
}
if (! toEmail)
{
ok = checkFailed(strfmt("no email set up for %1", _toEmplId));
}
if (ok)
{
emailBatch = SysEmailBatch::construct();
emailBatch.parmSendername(fromEmplTable.name());
emailBatch.parmSenderAddr(fromEmplTable.email());
emailBatch.parmEmailAddr(toEmplTable.email());
emailBatch.parmPriority(_priority);
emailBatch.parmSubject(_subject);
emailBatch.parmMessageBody(_message);
emailBatch.run();
}
}
return ok;
}

Answer 3

Using SysOutgoingEmailTable and SysOutgoingEmailData you can send email to recipient of any domain and attach files too.
you have following fields:
outgoingEmailTable.EmailItemId
outgoingEmailTable.IsSystemEmail
outgoingEmailTable.Sender
outgoingEmailTable.SenderName
outgoingEmailTable.Recipient
outgoingEmailTable.Subject
outgoingEmailTable.Priority
outgoingEmailTable.WithRetries
outgoingEmailTable.RetryNum
outgoingEmailTable.UserId
outgoingEmailTable.Status
outgoingEmailTable.Message
outgoingEmailTable.TemplateId
outgoingEmailTable.LatestStatusChangeDateTime
outgoingEmailData.EmailItemId
outgoingEmailData.FileName
outgoingEmailData.EmailDataType
outgoingEmailData.FileExtension
insert respective email detail in these tables and you are good to go. Further if it gives permission error do add permission set with
CodeAccessPermission::assertMultiple .