indexing description: "Objects that handle the sending of data" author: "david" date: "$Date$" revision: "$Revision$" deferred class SENDING_PROTOCOL inherit EMAIL_PROTOCOL feature -- Basic operations send_mail is -- Send resource. require connection_exists: is_connected connection_initiated: is_initiated valid_headers: memory_resource.headers.has (H_from) and then memory_resource.headers.has (H_to) deferred end feature -- Implemantation (EMAIL_RESOURCE) can_send: BOOLEAN is True --Can a sending protocol send? feature -- Access memory_resource: MEMORY_RESOURCE -- Memory resource to be send end -- class SENDING_PROTOCOL --|---------------------------------------------------------------- --| EiffelNet: library of reusable components for ISE Eiffel. --| Copyright (C) 1985-2004 Eiffel Software. All rights reserved. --| Duplication and distribution prohibited. May be used only with --| ISE Eiffel, under terms of user license. --| Contact Eiffel Software for any other use. --| --| Interactive Software Engineering Inc. --| dba Eiffel Software --| 356 Storke Road, Goleta, CA 93117 USA --| Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869 --| Contact us at: http://www.eiffel.com/general/email.html --| Customer support: http://support.eiffel.com --| For latest info on our award winning products, visit: --| http://www.eiffel.com --|----------------------------------------------------------------