Help with sending email notification

C# solution, could easily be made to vb.net
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detect the change and whatever values you need to send yourself as var x...

sendEmail(x);

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using System.Net.Mail;

public static void sendEmail(string body)
{
                MailMessage msg = new MailMessage();
                msg.To.Add(new MailAddress("to email address goes here"));
                msg.IsBodyHtml = true;
                msg.Body = String.Format("<strong>{0}</strong>",body); // (any html string)
                msg.Subject = "Subject goes here";
                msg.Priority = MailPriority.Normal;

                using (SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient())
                {
                    client.Send(msg);
                }
}



Put you credentials in your web.config
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<configuration>
.......
  <system.net>
    <mailSettings>
      <smtp from="from email address goes here">
        <network enableSsl="false" host="mail server goes here" port="25" userName="username goes here" password="password goes here" />
      </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
  </system.net>
</configuration>

.......

Thanks, will try to convert to VB.NET and get back to you. I am using local server that comes with ASP,NET and it doesn't come with username and password, can it be done using locsl server that comes with ASP.NET

You can use a web mail account like gmail or yahoo in your config settings I believe... This will avoid the hassle of setting up a local smtp server etc... I have only tested with smtp servers in networks though. As long as your web mail provider allows relay mail I think it should work the same.

Also you can do it without storing your credentials in web.config but that is less secure.
You would use System.Net.NetworkCredentials("me@gmail.com","mypass")

Here is a rough vb.net translation since you said you use that...

Public Sub sendMail(ByVal body as String)
        Dim msg As MailMessage = New MailMessage()
        msg.To.Add("to email goes here")
        msg.From = New MailAddress("me@gmail.com")
        msg.Subject = "subject goes here"
        msg.Body = body
        msg.IsBodyHtml = True
        Dim smtp As SmtpClient = New SmtpClient()
        smtp.Host = "smtp.gmail.com"
        'Only use this credential if you can't figure out the web.config but I would advise using web.config
        smtp.Credentials = New System.Net.NetworkCredential("me@gmail.com", "password goes here")
        smtp.EnableSsl = True
        smtp.Send(msg)
End Sub

Hi,

I tried the code below using my actual emai address and password from my hotmail account but getting error message:

"SmtpException was unhandled by bu user code"

On line: smtp.Send(msg)

How do I fix this error?


Thanks




 Protected Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim body As String
        body = "Testing"
        Dim msg As MailMessage = New MailMessage()
        msg.To.Add("email@hotmail.com")
        msg.From = New MailAddress("email@Hotmail.com")
        msg.Subject = "Test"
        msg.Body = body
        msg.IsBodyHtml = True
        Dim smtp As SmtpClient = New SmtpClient()
        smtp.Host = "smtp.gmail.com"
        'Only use this credential if you can't figure out the web.config but I would advise using web.config
        smtp.Credentials = New System.Net.NetworkCredential("email@Hotmail.com", "psswd")
        smtp.EnableSsl = True
        smtp.Se

I notice you have gmail still in your host setting.
Hotmail outgoing host is "smtp.live.com" I believe

I tried smtp.live.com but getting error message:

No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.

Victor

smtp.Port = 587

Ad that and make sure your credentials are correct.

I tried it smtp.Port = 587  and removed smtp.Host = "smtp.live.com" but got the following error: " SMTP host was not specified".

When I tried it with both, I received the following error:

"No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it"...followed by a bunch of digits

Any ideas what s  could be causing the last error?

Thanks,

Victor