So earlyer I found a vbs script that could be called from a batch file to send emails. I was wondering if there was a way to have batch call a script/program, that would read emails. In other words, I want a way for two computers to communicate via internet while running batch scripts. I was thinking that I could send the information over EMAIL, and then have the other batch script wait for the email and read it, using the contence of the email as input. Is this possable?

(want to make a multi-player game)But then you would have to come up with a way to distinguish the emails you want to proces. There are cmd line email clients. I would START by playing around with those.

But I think you would be better off using ftp to send text files to read.Is it possible to use ftp without a website/server? I don't want to set up a server (or know how).Sorry for double post, but I do believe I have figured it out. I installed FileZilla (a ftp server) and can now connect to something. I am planning on including this freeware (or a link to it) along with the settings files in the game installation folder. Thanks for the ftp suggestion Squashman, don't think i'd have run into that without you. Have a happy NEW Year!You also have to remember that you need to port foward if you are on a broadband connection behind a router.Quote from: Squashman on January 02, 2013, 02:33:00 PM

You also have to remember that you need to port foward if you are on a broadband connection behind a router.