Sending email from within ASP.NET app...not working like it used to

Randy Brown · Feb 11, 2008

I have an app on DiscountASP that WAS sending email properly about 4-5 months ago using the IIS Pickup Directory and the following code and web.config entry:

ASPX Code:

...normalsetbody,to,from,etc.....
SmtpClientclient=newSmtpClient();
client.Send(message);
</CODE>

Web.Config:

<system.net>
<mailSettings>
<smtpdeliveryMethod='PickupDirectoryFromIis'>
<networkhost='localhost'port='25'defaultCredentials='true'/>
</smtp>
</mailSettings>
</system.net>
</CODE>

Now, when I go back to the same app and upgrade it with new page functionality and emailing features, I'm getting the following error:

CannotgetIISpickupdirectory.
Description:Anunhandledexceptionoccurredduringtheexecutionofthecurrentwebrequest.Pleasereviewthestacktraceformoreinformationabouttheerrorandwhereitoriginatedinthecode.

ExceptionDetails:System.Net.Mail.SmtpException:CannotgetIISpickupdirectory.
</CODE>

What has changed in regards to sending email from an ASP.NET 2.0 application on the co-location server? Is this an authentication issue? If so, why was I able to get this to work before? And, what do I need to do to fix it? I did add an email account and then changed the <network> tag to use that userName and passWord but then I got another error saying that my email couldn't be sent to that address, basically saying that it couldn't send to a Gmail account. I can't have the app blow-up b/c DiscountASP has black listed GMAIL and others. What can be done aobut this? This is NOT a spammer app at all...simply a workflow app process.

Thanks a ton for any help with this...
Randy
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wisemx · Feb 11, 2008

I'm not sure what changes have been made but you should change it to:
<smtpdeliveryMethod="Network">

Joel hadmentioned thisin the past:
http://community.discountasp.net/default.aspx?m=11569&f=24&p=1

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