Can we send mails from localhost using asp.net and c#?
c#, email, smtpclient
Solution
Here is some code that works for sending mail via gmail (code from somewhere here on stackoverflow. It is similar to the code here: Gmail: How to send an email programmatically):
using (var client = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
{
Credentials = new NetworkCredential("yourmail@gmail.com", "yourpassword"),
EnableSsl = true
})
{
client.Send("frommail@gmail.com", "tomail@gmail.com", "subject", message);
}
Problem
i am using `using System.Net.Mail;` and following code to send mail ``` MailMessage message = new MailMessage(); SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient(); // Set the sender's address message.From = new MailAddress("fromAddress"); // Allow multiple "To" addresses to be separated by a semi-colon if (toAddress.Trim().Length > 0) { foreach (string addr in toAddress.Split(';')) { message.To.Add(new MailAddress(addr)); } } // Allow multiple "Cc" addresses to be separated by a semi-colon if (ccAddress.Trim().Length > 0) { foreach (string addr in ccAddress.Split(';')) { message.CC.Add(new MailAddress(addr)); } } // Set the subject and message body text message.Subject = subject; message.Body = messageBody; // Set the SMTP server to be used to send the message client.Host = "YourMailServer"; // Send the e-mail message client.Send(message); ``` for Host i am providing `client.Host = "localhost";` for this its falling with error No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it some_ip_address_here and when i use `client.Host = "smtp.gmail.com";` i get following error A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond i am not able to send mail through localhost. Please help me out, i am new to c# please correct me in code where i am going wrong..?