Send Email using .Net 1.1

hello guys,
i want to send email to any public servers (e.g yahoo,msn,google,hotmail etc.).can you guide me where to start..

1.what do i need first
2.what class i use
3.how it works.

please share some sample code or any helpful links this would greatly appreciated..

thanks in advance
glen

I have made something very basic in the past, however it was using Gmail, it was for submitting error reports but you may be able to modify it to fit your needs. It has worked but I don't know if it's the best way to do it:

Code:

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Imports System.Net.Mail

Public Class Form1

Private Sub Button1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
'Sets up SMTP
Dim smtpserver As New SmtpClient
        Dim mail As New MailMessage
        smtpserver.Credentials = New
'Declares info to use to send emails
Net.NetworkCredential("GmailUsernameHere", "Password")
        smtpserver.Port = 587
        smtpserver.Host = "smtp.gmail.com"
        smtpserver.EnableSsl = True
'Creates the email message
        mail = New MailMessage()
'Declares your email address
        mail.From = New MailAddress("YourEmailHere")
'Declares where to send it
        mail.To.Add("RecipientEmailHere")
'Message contents
        mail.Subject = "Subject"
        mail.Body = TextBox1.Text
'Sends the email
        smtpserver.Send(mail)

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Hope it helps. :)

Edit: Added in ' comments for ease of understanding how it works.

Hello

I thinks this will work on .Net 2.0..bcoz,there's no such system.net.mail namespace in VB2003..im using VB2003 and .Net 1.1..

Im using System.web.Mail but i just dont get it work..i got error "Could not access CDO.Message object" what is this error means?

i already installed smtp server on my Server.
questions:
1.how do i configure my smtp server.
2.where can i see the name of my smtp server.

i made an app. that send email notices to all our customers.Can make this without using outlook?.since this is a mass email sending and am sure that some public servers would react bout this..maybe they will store my email into the spam folders..how will i handle this? please guide me..


many thanks..
glen

hello there,

Sorry for re-posting..i up my post again coz i really need an answer to my questions.

please share some advice..thank you!

why use the 1.1 framework?

i have a link in my sig for sending emails, but i would recommend a new version of the framework for ease of use

You use the MailMessage class in System.Web.Mail rather than System.Net.Mail, which was only added with .NET 2.0.

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=sy...ient=firefox-a

reason of using .Net 1.1 is we already existing system written in vb2003.and i just need to add some functionality to it.

thanks

@jmcilhinney

thanks for the reply..

is .Net 2.0 compatible for vb2003?.