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SMTP email using c#

Hello experts,

I am trying to send emails via a web application. when i test it on my local machine, it works fine. But when I upload to the live server it doesn't. I am using the follwoing line to send;-

Utils.Mail.MailSender.SendMailMessage("Localhost", msgWithAttachment);

I got the following code off the internet somewhere;-

Response.Write(bthcu.Message + bthcu.StackTrace);

This outputs the following when the email is not sent;-
Mailbox unavailable. The server response was: 5.7.1 Unable to relay for myemail@yahoo.co.uk at System.Net.Mail.SmtpTransport.SendMail(MailAddress sender, MailAddressCollection recipients, String deliveryNotify, SmtpFailedRecipientException& exception) at System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient.Send(MailMessage message) at Utils.Mail.MailSender.SendMailMessage(String SMTPServer, MailMessage message) in C:\VS2005Projects\EasyMailSender\EasyMailSender\MailSender.cs:line 83 at valuation.ImageButton1_Click1(Object sender, ImageClickEventArgs e) in c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\livesite\valuations\valuation2.aspx.cs:line 212

apresto

Hi claracruz,

You might need to use the server's name. Also check if you need to authenticate against the mail server as i think this is whats happening, if so you need to add smtp fields

Apresto

apresto

http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/SystemWeb_Mail_SMTP_AUTH.asp

this code demonstrated how to incorporate username and password

harshits

Hi claracruz

Here is code which I generally use in my asp.net applications

System.Web.Mail.MailMessage mm=new System.Web.Mail.MailMessage();
                  mm.To="tomailid";
           mm.From="From";
                  mm.Body="Hi, test";

System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.SmtpServer="Name of the SMTP server name which your live server uses";

System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.Send(mm);

Harshit Sheth

apresto

this error:

The server response was: 5.7.1 Unable to relay for myemail@yahoo.co.uk

generally means that the server cannot reack the yahoo.co.uk domain - probably because you need to authenticate yourself as a sender - i dont think it is the code that is the problem

irps20001

this may help you
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=895857

kaliyugkaarjun

Why not to chk this working example

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21919301/Sending-Mail-in-Net-2005.html

claracruz

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kaliyugkaarjun ,
My code works on my local computer, I know the code is not the probelmAnd am using c#.

apresto ,
How do i authenticate myself as a sender - i know its not a code problem as it works on my local machine. What I need to know is how to configure my webserver/smtp server to send emails

Many Thanks,

Clara

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