SMTPit has a very simple, but very important job: send email. Because SMTPit is a plug-in, it has a natural advantage over FileMaker's built in Send Mail script step. Using SMTPit to send email means that you do not have to use any other application but FileMaker. It also means that you can write your email script once and know that it will work on any version of FileMaker after version 4, and any version of windows and mac. Besides this basic functionality, SMTPit has more to offer than the built in Send Mail script step.

You can send any number of attachments and reference them dynamically. You can send HTML messages. You can create email headers. You can basically send any type of email that you can dream up. On top of all that, it is extremely easy to use. A few possible uses: Because SMTPit enables you to send email directly from FileMaker, the possibilities are countless.

You can use SMTPit to send personalized email newsletters, respond to inquiries from the web, or even integrate it into point of sale solutions. Because SMTPit gives you extensible features like Headers and Footers, and HTML support, you can have an even greater control over the messages that you can send.