Sending email in asp.net via local host server

Question

Is there any example that can explain me to send email from my localhost server ? I've written this example but it doesn't work the error is "Failure sending mail".

 SmtpClient smtpClient = new SmtpClient();
        smtpClient.Host = "localhost";
        smtpClient.Port = 25;
        smtpClient.EnableSsl = false;
        smtpClient.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("[email protected]", "secret");
        smtpClient.Send("[email protected]", "[email protected]", "Let’s eat lunch!", "Lunch at the Steak House?");//here is the error

And what should i do in web.config?

Answer 1

Here ya go :) localhost-with-aspnet-without-smtp-server

Let me please know if it works for you the way you need it to.

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Link above doesn't work, so I'll improve the answer.

For testing purposes we can use localhost like this: How to Test Email Without Configure SMTP in ASP.NET

In case the link goes down again, basically we have to modify web.config like this:

  <system.net>
    <mailSettings>
      <smtp deliveryMethod="SpecifiedPickupDirectory">
        <specifiedPickupDirectory pickupDirectoryLocation="C:\Mails\"/>
      </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
  </system.net>

and C# code

  MailMessage mailMessage = new MailMessage();
  MailAddress fromAddress = new MailAddress("[email protected]");
  mailMessage.From = fromAddress;
  mailMessage.To.Add("[email protected]");
  mailMessage.Body = "This is Testing Email Without Configured SMTP Server";
  mailMessage.IsBodyHtml = true;
  mailMessage.Subject = " Testing Email";
  SmtpClient smtpClient = new SmtpClient();
  smtpClient.Host = "localhost";
  smtpClient.Send(mailMessage);

This will output a file to our desired directory.

Answer 2

here is the sample:

public static void SendMailMessage(string from, string to, string bcc, string cc, string subject, string body)
{
    // Instantiate a new instance of MailMessage
    MailMessage mMailMessage = new MailMessage();

    // Set the sender address of the mail message
    mMailMessage.From = new MailAddress(from);
    // Set the recepient address of the mail message
    mMailMessage.To.Add(new MailAddress(to));

    // Check if the bcc value is null or an empty string
    if ((bcc != null) && (bcc != string.Empty))
    {
        // Set the Bcc address of the mail message
        mMailMessage.Bcc.Add(new MailAddress(bcc));
    }      // Check if the cc value is null or an empty value
    if ((cc != null) && (cc != string.Empty))
    {
        // Set the CC address of the mail message
        mMailMessage.CC.Add(new MailAddress(cc));
    }       // Set the subject of the mail message
    mMailMessage.Subject = subject;
    // Set the body of the mail message
    mMailMessage.Body = body;

    // Set the format of the mail message body as HTML
    mMailMessage.IsBodyHtml = true;
    // Set the priority of the mail message to normal
    mMailMessage.Priority = MailPriority.Normal;

    // Instantiate a new instance of SmtpClient
    SmtpClient mSmtpClient = new SmtpClient();
    // Send the mail message
    mSmtpClient.Send(mMailMessage);
}

And call the function:

SendMailMessage("[email protected]", "[email protected]", "[email protected]", "[email protected]", "Sample Subject", "Sample body of text for mail message")