MailMessage Class
Represents an e-mail message that can be sent using the SmtpClient class.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Instances of the MailMessage class are used to construct e-mail messages that are transmitted to an SMTP server for delivery using the SmtpClient class.
To specify the sender, recipient, and contents of an e-mail message, use the associated properties of the MailMessage class.
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Mail part |
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Sender |
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Recipient |
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Carbon copies (CC) |
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Blind carbon copies (BCC) |
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Attachments |
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Subject |
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Message body |
Use the AlternateViews property to specify copies of an e-mail message in different formats. For example, if you send a message in HTML, you might also want to provide a plain text version in case some of the recipients use e-mail readers that cannot display HTML content. For an example that demonstrates creating a message with alternate views, see AlternateViews.
After assembling your e-mail message, you can send it by using the Send or SendAsync methods.
The following code example demonstrates creating and sending an e-mail message that includes an attachment.
public static void CreateMessageWithAttachment(string server) { // Specify the file to be attached and sent. // This example assumes that a file named Data.xls exists in the // current working directory. string file = "data.xls"; // Create a message and set up the recipients. MailMessage message = new MailMessage( "jane@contoso.com", "ben@contoso.com", "Quarterly data report.", "See the attached spreadsheet."); // Create the file attachment for this e-mail message. Attachment data = new Attachment(file, MediaTypeNames.Application.Octet); // Add time stamp information for the file. ContentDisposition disposition = data.ContentDisposition; disposition.CreationDate = System.IO.File.GetCreationTime(file); disposition.ModificationDate = System.IO.File.GetLastWriteTime(file); disposition.ReadDate = System.IO.File.GetLastAccessTime(file); // Add the file attachment to this e-mail message. message.Attachments.Add(data); //Send the message. SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient(server); // Add credentials if the SMTP server requires them. client.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials; try { client.Send(message); } catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine("Exception caught in CreateMessageWithAttachment(): {0}", ex.ToString() ); } // Display the values in the ContentDisposition for the attachment. ContentDisposition cd = data.ContentDisposition; Console.WriteLine("Content disposition"); Console.WriteLine(cd.ToString()); Console.WriteLine("File {0}", cd.FileName); Console.WriteLine("Size {0}", cd.Size); Console.WriteLine("Creation {0}", cd.CreationDate); Console.WriteLine("Modification {0}", cd.ModificationDate); Console.WriteLine("Read {0}", cd.ReadDate); Console.WriteLine("Inline {0}", cd.Inline); Console.WriteLine("Parameters: {0}", cd.Parameters.Count); foreach (DictionaryEntry d in cd.Parameters) { Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}", d.Key, d.Value); } data.Dispose(); }
public:
static void CreateMessageWithAttachment(String* server)
{
// Specify the file to be attached and sent.
// This example assumes that a file named Data.xls exists in the
// current working directory.
String* file = S"data.xls";
// Create a message and set up the recipients.
MailMessage* message = new MailMessage(
S"jane@contoso.com",
S"ben@contoso.com",
S"Quarterly data report.",
S"See the attached spreadsheet.");
// Create the file attachment for this e-mail message.
Attachment* data = new Attachment();
data->SetContentFromFile(file, 0, MediaTypeNames::Application::Octet);
// Add time stamp information for the file.
ContentDisposition* disposition = data->ContentDisposition;
disposition->CreationDate = System::IO::File::GetCreationTime(file);
disposition->ModificationDate = System::IO::File::GetLastWriteTime(file);
disposition->ReadDate = System::IO::File::GetLastAccessTime(file);
// Add the file attachment to this e-mail message.
message->Attachments->Add(data);
//Send the message.
SmtpClient* client = new SmtpClient(server);
// Add credentials if the SMTP server requires them.
client->Credentials = CredentialCache::DefaultNetworkCredentials;
client->Send(message);
// Display the values in the ContentDisposition for the attachment.
ContentDisposition* cd = data->ContentDisposition;
Console::WriteLine(S"Content disposition");
Console::WriteLine(cd);
Console::WriteLine(S"File {0}",cd->FileName);
Console::WriteLine(S"Size {0}", __box(cd->Size));
Console::WriteLine(S"Creation {0}", __box(cd->CreationDate));
Console::WriteLine(S"Modification {0}", __box(cd->ModificationDate));
Console::WriteLine(S"Read {0}", __box(cd->ReadDate));
Console::WriteLine(S"Inline {0}", __box(cd->Inline));
Console::WriteLine(S"Parameters: {0}", __box(cd->Parameters->Count));
IEnumerator* myEnum1 = cd->Parameters->GetEnumerator();
while (myEnum1->MoveNext())
{
DictionaryEntry* d = __try_cast<DictionaryEntry*>(myEnum1->Current);
Console::WriteLine(S"{0} = {1}", d->Key, d->Value);
}
data->Dispose();
client->Dispose();
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
I know how to set maximum mail size on IIS but know clue how to get the actual size(i.e shown when we recive the mail in inbox) of mail before sending.
if we know size we can decide whther to send or not.
- 1/28/2010
- Laxmi1234
Setting 'IsHtmlBody = False' will still get you a quoted printable encoding. That is, CRLF's in the message body will be converted to '=0D=0A'.
When viewing web base email on some browsers, such as IE8, the browser will attempt to add hot links to URLs. But if the line is:
URL<CRLF>
Some other stuff here
Then IE8 will [incorrectly parse and] continue the URL link into 'Some other stuff here'.
To truly get a 'plain text' message body, try:
'Create the mail message
Dim mail As New MailMessage()
mail.BodyEncoding = Text.Encoding.ASCII
mail.SubjectEncoding = Text.Encoding.ASCII
mail.IsBodyHtml = False
'set the addresses
mail.From = New MailAddress("xxx@example.com")
mail.ReplyTo = New MailAddress("xxx@example.com")
mail.To.Add(xxx@example.com")
'Set the subject
mail.Subject = "Encoding Test"
' And the plaintext body
Dim body as string = "Line 1" & vbCrLf & "Line 2"
Dim plainText As AlternateView = _
AlternateView.CreateAlternateViewFromString(body, Encoding.ASCII, "text/plain")
plainText.TransferEncoding = Net.Mime.TransferEncoding.SevenBit
mail.AlternateViews.Add(plainText)
'Send the message
Dim smtp As New SmtpClient()
smtp.Send(mail)
- 1/22/2010
- Jeffrey Walton
- 1/22/2010
- Jeffrey Walton
Imports System.Net.Mail
Sub SendEmail(ByVal pathandfilename AsString)
'create the mail message
Dim mail As New MailMessage()
'set the addresses
mail.From = New MailAddress("peter@msn.com")
mail.To.Add("jon@msn.com")
'set the content
mail.Subject = "This is an e-mail"
mail.Body = "this is a sample body with html in it. <b>This is bold</b> <font color=#336699>This is blue</font>"
mail.IsBodyHtml = True
'add an attachment from the filesystem
mail.Attachments.Add(New Attachment(pathandfilename))
'send the message
Dim smtp As New SmtpClient("mail.smtpserver.com")
smtp.Credentials = New System.Net.NetworkCredential("username", "password")
Try
smtp.Send(mail)
Finally
mail.Dispose()
smtp = Nothing
End Try
End Sub 'SendEmail
Thanks
- 6/1/2009
- baillie11
Note that the To: property is a MailAddressCollection, and it has a *get* property only. Instead of the obvious msg.To = "user @ cotoso.com", get a MailAddressCollection and Add the mail recipient to the collection.
message.To.Add("user @contoso.com");
- 1/26/2009
- Steve Friedl
- 3/31/2009
- DonkeyMaster
Where is the VB example? If you are tryingl to discourage the use of VB, just say so. Grow up and say what you mean.
Mark H.
- 10/10/2008
- mhh12
And what about authentication with the smtp server?
See the SmtpClient class. That controls credentials.
- 5/21/2008
- Rafael Justo
- 8/18/2008
- BigGeek02
- 7/15/2008
- RSendek
- 7/18/2008
- Thomas Lee
- 3/14/2008
- jmaciak
- 2/25/2008
- Food Fan
- 2/26/2008
- Noelle Mallory