SmtpException Class
.NET Framework 2.0
Note: This class is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
Represents the exception that is thrown when the SmtpClient is not able to complete a Send or SendAsync operation.
Namespace: System.Net.Mail
Assembly: System (in system.dll)
Assembly: System (in system.dll)
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.FailedRecipient[i]); } } } }
System.Object
System.Exception
System.Net.Mail.SmtpException
System.Net.Mail.SmtpFailedRecipientException
System.Exception
System.Net.Mail.SmtpException
System.Net.Mail.SmtpFailedRecipientException
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
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