How SFTP and FTP are Different Protocols
How SFTP and FTP Are Different Protocols SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) and FTP (File Transfer Protocol) may both be used for file transfers, but they are fundamentally different protocols in...
View ArticleHow Deep Inspection Firewalls can Interfere with FTP Uploads and Downloads
Deep inspection firewalls, also known as deep packet inspection (DPI) firewalls, analyze the content of network traffic beyond basic header information, inspecting the payload of packets to enforce...
View ArticleAccented Chars in HTML Displayed as Question Marks in Black Diamonds
The issue of accented characters being displayed as question marks in black diamonds (�) in your browser usually stems from character encoding problems. Here are the most common causes and solutions:...
View ArticlePostman –> cURL –> Generate Chilkat Application Code
Chilkat provies an online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/curlHttp to generate application code from a cURL statement. If you have an HTTP/REST request working in Postman, you can get the cURL...
View ArticleAbout the LastErrorText property
Most Chilkat classes have a LastErrorText property. It contains detailed contextual information about what transpired in the last method called on an object instance. The LastErrorText will contain...
View ArticleSemantic Versioning Starting with Chilkat 10.0.0
Starting with the v10.0.0 release (end of September 2024), Chilkat moves to standard semantic versioning. Prior to this release, for various technical reasons, Chilkat was stuck with versions...
View ArticleChilkat v10.0.0 ActiveX Registration and Object Creation
Chilkat adopted standard semantic versioning starting with Chilkat version 10.0.0. See https://cknotes.com/semantic-versioning-starting-with-chilkat-10-0-0/ For this discussion, it’s important to...
View ArticleMalaysia MyInvois Error: DS301, Signature Not Found (Tandatangan tidak ditemui.)
Error returned from the Malaysia MyInvois server can be cryptic and obscure, making it difficult to know the cause of a problem. This blog post is to document a particular error with the hope that it...
View ArticleSigning on iOS with a USB Token or Smartcard
Chilkat v10.0.0 is able to create digital signatures for PDF, XmlDSig (XAdES), CAdES, S/MIME, etc. using the HSM (USB token or smartcard) connected to an iPhone. It’s just a matter of calling the...
View ArticleHTTP request for a SOAP web service using WS-Security 1.0 with a digital...
This article will Explain the format and content of an HTTP request for a SOAP web service using WS-Security 1.0 with a digital certificate for authentication Describe the steps for writing code that...
View ArticleSMTP Server Settings for Hotmail.com, Live.com, and Outlook.com
(back to Send Email from Hotmail.com, Live.com, or Outlook.com) The SMTP settings for Hotmail.com, Live.com, and Outlook.com are the same because all these email domains are part of Microsoft’s unified...
View ArticleIs Hotmail.com the same as Live.com?
(back to Send Email from Hotmail.com, Live.com, or Outlook.com) Yes, hotmail.com and live.com are both part of Microsoft’s family of email services and essentially refer to the same backend...
View ArticleIs username@live.com the same email account as username@hotmail.com?
(back to Send Email from Hotmail.com, Live.com, or Outlook.com) No, “username@live.com” and “username@hotmail.com” are not the same email account, even though both are part of Microsoft’s email...
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Creating an App Registration w/ Client ID for OAuth2 Authentication for...
(back to Send Email from Hotmail.com, Live.com, or Outlook.com) To create an App Registration in Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) you need a Microsoft work or school...
View ArticleWhat is the Microsoft OAuth2 Authorization Endpoint?
(back to Send Email from Hotmail.com, Live.com, or Outlook.com) The Microsoft OAuth2 authorization endpoint is the URL where users are redirected to authorize your application and give it permissions...
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Send Email from Hotmail.com, Live.com, or Outlook.com
Question: I want my desktop application (or script) to send email from my Hotmail.com account (or my Live.com or Outlook.com account). My application will connect to the SMTP server for hotmail.com,...
View ArticleChilkat v10.0.0 Release Notes
Previous Version: Chilkat v9.5.0.99 Release Notes/ Semantic Versioning: Chilkat finally moves to standard semantic versioning. See the information about Chilkat Semantic Versioning starting in v10.0.0....
View ArticleHow Long can an OAuth2 Access Token be Refreshed?
The ability to refresh an OAuth2 access token using a refresh token depends on the following factors: The Expiration of the Refresh Token: Refresh tokens typically have longer lifetimes than access...
View ArticleAzure App Registration for using a Certificate for Authentication
This post explains how to create an Azure App Registration that will be used by applications that will authenticate using a digital certificate. To use a certificate for authentication with Microsoft...
View ArticleChilkat v10.0.1 Release Notes
Chilkat v10.0.1 is a patch for certain builds of Chilkat. Previous Version: Chilkat v10.0.0 Release Notes/ .NET Core Packages on NuGet: When v10.0.0 was released, Chilkat removed the substring “-9.5.0”...
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