Sending email using Outlook in net standard 2.0 or net 5.0+

Question

Hi

Is there a way to send email via Outlook in net standard 2.0 or net 5.0+, as was possible in net framework using code such as below at the end?

We need to use Outlook to make sure a copy of the mail is left in the Sent Items. We are on Exchange Online. Are we better off programmatically connecting directly to Exchange online and send from there? If so, is there an example of connecting to the same mailbox on Exchange Online as the Outlook profile mailbox on desktop?

Thanks

Regards

        Const olMailItem As Integer = 0
        Dim eto As String
        Dim esubject As String
        Dim emessage As String
        Dim OutlookApp As Object
        Dim OutlookAppMsg As Object
        Dim NS

        On Error Resume Next
        OutlookApp = GetObject(, "Outlook.Application")
        On Error GoTo 0
        If OutlookApp Is Nothing Then
            OutlookApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
        End If

        Dim Session As Object
        Session = OutlookApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
        Session.Logon()

        OutlookAppMsg = OutlookApp.CreateItem(olMailItem)
        With OutlookAppMsg
            .To = Email
            .Subject = "This is subject"
            .HTMLBody = "Blah Blah"

            OutlookAppMsg.display()
        End With

        OutlookAppMsg = Nothing
        OutlookApp = Nothing
        NS = Nothing