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How to use authentication while sending mails using SMTP with ASP.NET.

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Submitted on: 11/5/2003 1:41:55 PM
By: Kaustav N
Level: Beginner
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Compatibility:C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET

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This article demonstrates how to authenticate a SMTP server in an ASP.NET application.

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Authenticate a SMTP Server in ASP.NET -- By Kaustav Neogy

In .NET we can use the System.Web.Mail Namespace to send mails. The SMTPMail Class provides properties and methods for sending messages using the Collaboration Data Objects for Windows 2000 (CDOSYS) message component. However there exists no direct way to use authentication with a SMTP Server. Heres a quick workaround to it.

Code:

Public Sub Send_Mail_With_Auth(ByVal szTo As String, ByVal szFrom As String, ByVal szSubject As String, ByVal szBody As String)

Dim myMsg
Dim myConfig
Dim Flds

Const cdoSendUsingPort = 2
Const cdoBasic As Integer = 1

myMsg = CreateObject("CDO.Message")
myConfig = CreateObject("CDO.Configuration")
Flds = myConfig.Fields

With Flds
        .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing") = cdoSendUsingPort
        .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver") = "your_smtp_server"
        .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpconnectiontimeout") = 10
        .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusername") = "username"
        .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendpassword") = "password"
        .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpauthenticate") = cdoBasic
        .Update()
End With

With myMsg
        .Configuration = myConfig
        .To = szTo
        .From = szFrom
        .Subject = szSubject
        .HTMLBody = szBody
        .Send()
End With

myMsg = Nothing
myConfig = Nothing
Flds = Nothing

End Sub

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11/12/2003 12:00:16 PM:
excellent ! super, yo usave my life :)

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