BizTalk and SMTP

BizTalk Utilities allows you to extend the utilization of the native SMTP server by supplying features for the transmission of documents via the SMTP protocol.

How it works

The diagram below explains typical interaction scenarios between BizTalk Utilities and the SMTP Server: 

It accomplishes this by introducing two specialized components:

1. An application integration component known as BTSUtils.SMTPAIC, which offers a number of options for transmitting documents via SMTP. For example, documents can be embedded within the message body or sent as attachments. Additionally, XSLT style sheets can even be applied to further refine document content.
2. If you need for your BizTalk Solution to receive document content via SMTP messages, you can also deploy the BizTalk Utilities SMTP Receive Function. It works with the native SMTP Server to accept message submissions. Further, criteria can be applied so that the Receive Function only executes under specific conditions. This can be an important performance consideration when working with high message volumes. Examples of the dialog screens for the SMTP Receive Function configuration Wizard are provided below:

Summary

By building upon the built-in SMTP capabilities of BizTalk Server, BizTalk Utilities positions SMTP as a viable communications medium for the transport of documents.

To learn more about these and other features, download an evaluation copy of BizTalk Utilities