Question

how do I setup my webconfig for smtp?

Asked by: mathieu_cupryk

I need to setup smtp  with the below for asp.net 3.5

<system.net>
    <mailSettings>
      <!-- <smtp deliveryMethod="Network"> -->
      <smtp deliveryMethod="PickupDirectoryFromIis" from="webmaster@omegalove.com">
        <network defaultCredentials="true" host="omegalove.com)" port="25" />
      </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
  </system.net>

any help would be appreciated.
Iget the following errror:
 get the following error.
Cannot get IIS pickup directory.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: Cannot get IIS pickup directory.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:


[SmtpException: Cannot get IIS pickup directory.]
System.Net.Mail.IisPickupDirectory.GetPickupDirectory() +1101325
System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient.Send(MailMessage message) +1480
System.Web.UI.WebControls.LoginUtil.SendPasswordMail(String email, String userName, String password, MailDefinition mailDefinition, String defaultSubject, String defaultBody, OnSendingMailDelegate onSendingMailDelegate, OnSendMailErrorDelegate onSendMailErrorDelegate, Control owner) +367
System.Web.UI.WebControls.PasswordRecovery.AttemptSendPasswordUserNameView() +537
System.Web.UI.WebControls.PasswordRecovery.AttemptSendPassword() +55
System.Web.UI.WebControls.PasswordRecovery.OnBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs e) +103
System.Web.UI.Control.RaiseBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs args) +37
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnCommand(CommandEventArgs e) +118
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +166
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +10
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +13
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +36
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1565




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Asked On
2008-10-19 at 20:53:49ID23828563
Topics

Email Protocols

,

Programming for ASP.NET

,

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

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Answers

 

by: ragi0017Posted on 2008-10-19 at 21:18:46ID: 22755103

change the following line to
    <network defaultCredentials="true" host="omegalove.com)" port="25" />

<network defaultCredentials="true" host="omegalove.com" port="25" />


one more suggestion
in the above line remove defaultCredentials and put in a valid domain user name and password and try agian
<network host="omegalove.com" port="25" userName="username" password="password"/>

 

by: mathieu_cuprykPosted on 2008-10-20 at 22:28:36ID: 22764694

Cannot get IIS pickup directory.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: Cannot get IIS pickup directory.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.  

Stack Trace:

 

by: mathieu_cuprykPosted on 2008-10-20 at 22:31:59ID: 22764705

I got an email from the host to do the following:
i am confused:

It is mandatory to use SMTP authentication for sending out emails through our servers. You can use the below sample C# code for the same (by making required modifications):

***********************************************************************************
SmtpClient smtpClient = new SmtpClient();
MailMessage message = new MailMessage();

MailAddress fromAddress = new MailAddress("from@from.com", "From Name");

// You can specify the host name or ipaddress of your server
smtpClient.Host = "mail.yoursite.com"; //you can also specify mail server IP address here

//Default port will be 25
smtpClient.Port = 25;

NetworkCredential info = new NetworkCredential("smtpuser@yoursite.com", "smtp-password");
smtpClient.DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network;
smtpClient.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
smtpClient.Credentials = info;

//From address will be given as a MailAddress Object
message.From = fromAddress;

// To address collection of MailAddress
message.To.Add("to@domain2.com");
message.Subject = "Your subject";

// CC and BCC optional
// MailAddressCollection class is used to send the email to various users
// You can specify Address as new MailAddress("admin1@yoursite.com")
//message.Bcc.Add("bcc@yoursite.com");

//Body can be Html or text format
//Specify true if it is html message
message.IsBodyHtml = false;

// Message body content
string ss_body = "body of email is here";
message.Body = ss_body;

// Send SMTP mail
smtpClient.Send(message);
***********************************************************************************
 
I though I only needed to modify my webconfig? please help.

 

by: ragi0017Posted on 2008-10-20 at 22:55:57ID: 22764781

its not mandatory for the SMTP to use the authentication information but its dependent on the settings of the SMTP server
If you configure your SMTP server to send emails without authentication then your previous code sample will also work

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