Asp.net mvc web.config and web.debug.config difference

Question

There are Web.config and Web.debug.config and Web.release.config files in my visual studio solution window.

I want to set different email configurations for release and debug.

So I set Web.debug.config file

  <system.net>
    <mailSettings>
      <smtp deliveryMethod="SpecifiedPickupDirectory">
        <network host="localhost" port="587" defaultCredentials="true"/>
        <specifiedPickupDirectory pickupDirectoryLocation="C:\Temp\Mail\Debug"/>
      </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
  </system.net>

And I set my Web.release.config

  <system.net>
    <mailSettings>
      <smtp deliveryMethod="SpecifiedPickupDirectory">
        <network host="localhost" port="587" defaultCredentials="true"/>
        <specifiedPickupDirectory pickupDirectoryLocation="C:\Temp\Mail\Release"/>
      </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
  </system.net>

When I run the applciaitons, my settings does not load to SmtpClient object.

Why does not take settings from Web.debug.config

Answer 1

This only works for when you publish a project, not in the IDE. Read more here:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd465318(v=vs.100).aspx