Namespace:
System.Net.Mail
Assembly:
System (in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public Class SmtpException _
Inherits Exception _
Implements ISerializable
Dim instance As SmtpException
[SerializableAttribute]
public class SmtpException : Exception,
ISerializable
[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class SmtpException : public Exception,
ISerializable
public class SmtpException extends Exception implements ISerializable
The StatusCode property contains the status code returned by the SMTP server.
The following code example displays an error message when the SmtpException exception is thrown.
public static void RetryIfBusy(string server)
{
MailAddress from = new MailAddress("ben@contoso.com");
MailAddress to = new MailAddress("jane@contoso.com");
MailMessage message = new MailMessage(from, to);
// message.Subject = "Using the SmtpClient class.";
message.Subject = "Using the SmtpClient class.";
message.Body = @"Using this feature, you can send an e-mail message from an application very easily.";
// Add a carbon copy recipient.
MailAddress copy = new MailAddress("Notifications@contoso.com");
message.CC.Add(copy);
SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient(server);
// Include credentials if the server requires them.
client.Credentials = (ICredentialsByHost)CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials;
Console.WriteLine("Sending an e-mail message to {0} using the SMTP host {1}.",
to.Address, client.Host);
try
{
client.Send(message);
}
catch (SmtpFailedRecipientsException ex)
{
for (int i = 0; i < ex.InnerExceptions.Length; i++)
{
SmtpStatusCode status = ex.InnerExceptions[i].StatusCode;
if (status == SmtpStatusCode.MailboxBusy ||
status == SmtpStatusCode.MailboxUnavailable)
{
Console.WriteLine("Delivery failed - retrying in 5 seconds.");
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
client.Send(message);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed to deliver message to {0}",
ex.InnerExceptions[i].FailedRecipient);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Exception caught in RetryIfBusy(): {0}",
ex.ToString() );
}
}
static void RetryIfBusy( String^ server )
{
MailAddress^ from = gcnew MailAddress( L"ben@contoso.com" );
MailAddress^ to = gcnew MailAddress( L"jane@contoso.com" );
MailMessage^ message = gcnew MailMessage( from,to );
// message.Subject = "Using the SmtpClient class.";
message->Subject = L"Using the SmtpClient class.";
message->Body = L"Using this feature, you can send an e-mail message from an application very easily.";
// Add a carbon copy recipient.
MailAddress^ copy = gcnew MailAddress( L"Notifications@contoso.com" );
message->CC->Add( copy );
SmtpClient^ client = gcnew SmtpClient( server );
// Include credentials if the server requires them.
client->Credentials = dynamic_cast<ICredentialsByHost^>(CredentialCache::DefaultNetworkCredentials);
Console::WriteLine( L"Sending an e-mail message to {0} using the SMTP host {1}.", to->Address, client->Host );
try
{
client->Send( message );
}
catch ( SmtpFailedRecipientsException^ ex )
{
for ( int i = 0; i < ex->InnerExceptions->Length; i++ )
{
SmtpStatusCode status = ex->InnerExceptions[ i ]->StatusCode;
if ( status == SmtpStatusCode::MailboxBusy || status == SmtpStatusCode::MailboxUnavailable )
{
Console::WriteLine( L"Delivery failed - retrying in 5 seconds." );
System::Threading::Thread::Sleep( 5000 );
client->Send( message );
}
else
{
Console::WriteLine( L"Failed to deliver message to {0}", ex->InnerExceptions[ i ] );
}
}
}
catch ( Exception^ ex )
{
Console::WriteLine(L"Exception caught in RetryIfBusy(): {0}",
ex->ToString() );
}
finally
{
client->~SmtpClient();
}
}
System..::.Object
System..::.Exception
System.Net.Mail..::.SmtpException
System.Net.Mail..::.SmtpFailedRecipientException
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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