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SmtpClient.DeliveryMethod Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Specifies how outgoing email messages will be handled.

Namespace: System.Net.Mail
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

public SmtpDeliveryMethod DeliveryMethod { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Net.Mail.SmtpDeliveryMethod
An SmtpDeliveryMethod that indicates how email messages are delivered.

Remarks

Delivery methods include:

An SMTP server.
Moving the email into the pickup directory for IIS, which then delivers the message.
Moving the email to a directory specified by PickupDirectoryLocation for later delivery by another application.

The default value for this property can also be set in a machine or application configuration file. Any changes made to the PickupDirectoryLocation property override the configuration file settings.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

SmtpClient Class

System.Net.Mail Namespace

System.Net.Configuration.SmtpSection

SmtpSection.DeliveryMethod

Other Resources

<mailSettings> Element (Network Settings)

<smtp> Element (Network Settings)

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