Problem:

How do I set up outbound SMTP using the .Net SmtpClient Class?
How do I set up outbound SMTP using .Net?
How do I use outMail in .NET?

Solution:

The following example of code assumes you have already got a fully functional webserver and the .Net Framework Installed

The below example of code shows you have to use outMail as the outgoing SMTP relay using the SmtpClient Class in the .Net Framework

Example VB.NET code

' Create the Mail Message
Dim Mail As New MailMessage

' Set the address information
Mail.From = New MailAddress("myaddress@example.com") 
Mail.To.Add("sendingaddress@example.com")

' Set the content of the email
Mail.Subject = "test email"
Mail.Body = "This is an email!"

' Send the message
Dim SMTP As New SmtpClient("mxXXXXXX.smtp-engine.com")
SMTP.EnableSsl = False
SMTP.Credentials = New System.Net.NetworkCredential("outmail-username", "outmail-password")
SMTP.Port = 25
SMTP.Send(Mail)

Example VB.NET code (Safer Error trapping method)

' Create the Mail Message
Using Mail As New MailMessage

	' Set the address information
	Mail.From = New MailAddress("myaddress@example.com") 
	Mail.To.Add("sendingaddress@example.com")

	' Set the content of the email
	Mail.Subject = "test email"
	Mail.Body = "This is an email!"

	' Send the message
	Using SMTP As New SmtpClient("mxXXXXXX.smtp-engine.com")
		SMTP.EnableSsl = False
		SMTP.Credentials = New System.Net.NetworkCredential("outmail-username", "outmail-password")
		SMTP.Port = 25
		SMTP.Send(Mail)
	End Using
End Using

Example C# code

 
// Create the Mail Message MailMessage 
mail = new MailMessage();   

// Set the address information 
mail.From = new MailAddress("myaddress@example.com");  
mail.To.Add("sendingaddress@example.com");  

// Set the content of the email 
mail.Subject = "test email"; 
mail.Body = "This is an email!";  

// Send the message 
SmtpClient smtp = new SmtpClient("mxXXXXXX.smtp-engine.com"); 
smtp.EnableSsl = False; 
smtp.Credentials = New NetworkCredential("outmail-username", "outmail-password"); 
smtp.Port = 25; smtp.Send(Mail); 

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