NOTE: This API is now obsolete.
Provides properties and methods for sending messages using the Collaboration Data Objects for Windows 2000 (CDOSYS) message component. Recommended alternative: System.Net.Mail.
(in System.Web.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<ObsoleteAttribute("The recommended alternative is System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14202")> _
<AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Level := AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
<AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Level := AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public Class SmtpMail
[ObsoleteAttribute("The recommended alternative is System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14202")]
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public class SmtpMail
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"The recommended alternative is System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14202")]
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel::Minimal)]
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::InheritanceDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel::Minimal)]
public ref class SmtpMail
The mail message can be delivered either through the SMTP mail service built into Microsoft Windows 2000 or through an arbitrary SMTP server. Types in the System.Web.Mail namespace can be used from ASP.NET or from any managed application.
If the SmtpServer property is not set, mail is by default queued on a Windows 2000 system, ensuring that the calling program does not block network traffic. If the SmtpMail property is set, the mail is delivered directly to the specified server.
The following example can be compiled to a console application that is used to send email from a command line. If you compile the example to a file named MailMessage.exe, use the executable file to send email as follows:
MailMessage to@contoso.com from@contoso.com test hello
Imports System
Imports System.Web.Mail
Namespace SendMail
Public Class usage
Public Sub DisplayUsage()
' Display usage instructions in case of error.
Console.WriteLine("Usage SendMail.exe <to> <from> <subject> <body>")
Console.WriteLine("<to> the addresses of the email recipients")
Console.WriteLine("<from> your email address")
Console.WriteLine("<subject> subject of your email")
Console.WriteLine("<body> the text of the email")
Console.WriteLine("Example:")
Console.WriteLine("SendMail.exe SomeOne@contoso.com;SomeOther@contoso.com Me@contoso.com Hi hello")
End Sub
End Class
Public Class Start
' The main entry point for the application.
Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Try
Try
Dim Message As System.Web.Mail.MailMessage = New System.Web.Mail.MailMessage()
Message.To = args(0)
Message.From = args(1)
Message.Subject = args(2)
Message.Body = args(3)
Try
SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "your mail server name goes here"
SmtpMail.Send(Message)
Catch ehttp As System.Web.HttpException
Console.WriteLine("0", ehttp.Message)
Console.WriteLine("Here is the full error message")
Console.Write("0", ehttp.ToString())
End Try
Catch e As IndexOutOfRangeException
' Display usage instructions if error in arguments.
Dim use As usage = New usage()
use.DisplayUsage()
End Try
Catch e As System.Exception
' Display text of unknown error.
Console.WriteLine("Unknown Exception occurred 0", e.Message)
Console.WriteLine("Here is the Full Error Message")
Console.WriteLine("0", e.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
using System;
using System.Web.Mail;
namespace SendMail
{
class usage
{
public void DisplayUsage()
{
Console.WriteLine("Usage SendMail.exe <to> <from> <subject> <body>");
Console.WriteLine("<to> the addresses of the email recipients");
Console.WriteLine("<from> your email address");
Console.WriteLine("<subject> subject of your email");
Console.WriteLine("<body> the text of the email");
Console.WriteLine("Example:");
Console.WriteLine("SendMail.exe SomeOne@Contoso.com;SomeOther@Contoso.com Me@contoso.com Hi hello");
}
}
class Start
{
// The main entry point for the application.
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
try
{
MailMessage Message = new MailMessage();
Message.To = args[0];
Message.From = args[1];
Message.Subject = args[2];
Message.Body = args[3];
try
{
SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "your mail server name goes here";
SmtpMail.Send(Message);
}
catch(System.Web.HttpException ehttp)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0}", ehttp.Message);
Console.WriteLine("Here is the full error message output");
Console.Write("{0}", ehttp.ToString());
}
}
catch(IndexOutOfRangeException)
{
usage use = new usage();
use.DisplayUsage();
}
}
catch(System.Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Unknown Exception occurred {0}", e.Message);
Console.WriteLine("Here is the Full Message output");
Console.WriteLine("{0}", e.ToString());
}
}
}
}
System..::.Object
System.Web.Mail..::.SmtpMail
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: 1.1, 1.0
Obsolete (compiler warning) in 3.5
Obsolete (compiler warning) in 3.5 SP1
Obsolete (compiler warning) in 3.0
Obsolete (compiler warning) in 3.0 SP1
Obsolete (compiler warning) in 3.0 SP2
Obsolete (compiler warning) in 2.0
Obsolete (compiler warning) in 2.0 SP1
Obsolete (compiler warning) in 2.0 SP2
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