# 22. Virtuoso Functions Guide - smtp_send

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## smtp_send

send message to SMTP server
smtp_send (in server string, in sender string, in recipient string, in body string);
Description

Virtuoso can act as an SMTP client. This means that Virtuoso is able to send emails directly to a mail SMTP server. Virtuoso has a simple function to facilitate this. This can be called from stored procedures, VSP pages, triggers etc.

The sender and recipient email addresses must be enclosed with <..> and separated by commas i.e. string '<support@openlinksw.co.uk>,<sales@openlinksw.co.uk>'

The message Body contains headers such as Subject, From, To, Cc, Bcc and then continues with the actual message text itself. New lines can be added using '\r\n'

Example:

    'Subject: subject message\r\nFrom: sender\r\nTo: recipient\r\nCc:
    copy\r\nBcc: copy\r\n body of message'

Virtuoso will pick up Subject and other headers from the body content.