Note: In the latest version of Win2PDF, the Win2PDF Mail Helper functionality has been incorporated in to the Win2PDF Desktop application and is no longer required in most circumstances (See How to Mail a PDF).
The Win2PDF Mail Helper application is an optional SMTP mail client that integrates with Win2PDF and supports sending email without user interaction. This application can be downloaded from the Win2PDF support download site at:
To email without user interaction, you must have the Win2PDF Mail Helper application installed and configured, you must set the email recipient address, and you must enable the "Send email - no user interaction" option.
The Win2PDF Mail Helper uses SMTP to send email, and requires configuration to use an SMTP server. You can use the "Configure Win2PDF Mail Helper" menu option to interactively set the server settings, or you can use the following registry settings in any of the standard registry locations:
Value Name |
Type |
Description |
PDFMailFrom |
String |
Used to fill in the "from:" field in the email header. |
PDFMailServerName |
String |
SMTP server name |
PDFMailUserName |
String |
If authentication is used, the user name for the SMTP server. |
PDFMailPassword |
String |
If authentication is used, the password for the SMTP server. |
PDFMailAuthentication |
String |
1 if authentication is used by the SMTP server, 0 otherwise |