note description: "Objects that handle the sending of data" legal: "See notice at end of class." status: "See notice at end of class." author: "david" date: "$Date$" revision: "$Revision$" deferred class SENDING_PROTOCOL inherit EMAIL_PROTOCOL feature -- Basic operations send_mail -- Send resource. require connection_exists: is_connected connection_initiated: is_initiated valid_headers: memory_resource.can_be_sent deferred end feature -- Implemantation (EMAIL_RESOURCE) can_send: BOOLEAN = True --Can a sending protocol send? feature -- Access memory_resource: MEMORY_RESOURCE; -- Memory resource to be send note copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2013, Eiffel Software and others" license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)" source: "[ Eiffel Software 5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869 Website http://www.eiffel.com Customer support http://support.eiffel.com ]" end -- class SENDING_PROTOCOL