<specifiedPickupDirectory> Element (Network Settings)

Configures the local directory for a Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) server.

<configuration> Element
  <system.Net> Element (Network Settings)
    <mailSettings> Element (Network Settings)
      <smtp> Element (Network Settings)
        <specifiedPickupDirectory> Element (Network Settings)

<specifiedPickupDirectory
  pickupDirectoryLocation="directory" 
/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
pickupDirectoryLocation	The directory where applications save e-mail for later processing by the SMTP server.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
<smtp> Element (Network Settings)	Configures Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) mail sending options.

Remarks

The specifiedPickupDirectory attribute sets the directory where applications save mail messages to be processed by the SMTP server.

Example

The following code example specifies c:\maildrop as the mail pickup directory.

<configuration>
  <system.net>
    <mailSettings>
      <smtp deliveryMethod="specifiedPickupDirectory">
        <specifiedPickupDirectory
          pickupDirectoryLocation="c:\maildrop"
        />
      </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
  </system.net>
</configuration>

Reference

Network Settings Schema

System.Net.Mail..::.SmtpClient

System.Net.Configuration..::.SmtpSection

System.Net.Configuration..::.SmtpSpecifiedPickupDirectoryElement