sending an e-mail

[steve_rm]

Hello,

I am trying to create an e-mail application. I have created a simple mail application in win forms. The user will put in the fields and click the send button.

I am not really sure how an e-mail application works. But if send an e-mail to my e-mail account i.e. [email protected]. I send the e-mail. However, I never receive the e-mail that I send using this mail application. The application works ok, and there are no run-time errors. Is there something I need to do, to be able to send this to my hotmail, yahoo, or gmail e-mail accounts.

The code I have used is below. This has been written in C# Visual Studio 2005.

Thanks in advance

using System.Web.Mail;

private void btnSend_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                //Construct a new mail message and fill it with information from the form
                MailMessage aMessage = new MailMessage();
                aMessage.From = txtFrom.Text;
                aMessage.To = txtTo.Text;
                aMessage.Cc = txtCC.Text;
                aMessage.Bcc = txtBCC.Text;
                aMessage.Subject = txtSubject.Text;
                aMessage.Body = txtMessage.Text;

                //If an attachment file is indicated, create it and add it to the message
                if (txtAttachment.Text.Length > 0)
                {
                    aMessage.Attachments.Add(new MailAttachment(txtAttachment.Text, MailEncoding.Base64));
                }

                //Now send the message
                SmtpMail.Send(aMessage);

                //Indicate that the message has been sent
                MessageBox.Show("Message sent to " + txtTo.Text, "E-mail Program", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message.ToString());
            }

[Fishcake]

hmmmm.....

Is the default mail server configured correctly for sending mail?
If you open IIS do you see a list of mails in the queue waiting to be sent?

[d2005]

im having the problem of the mail sitting in the queue flder also.
if you get it sorted let me know

[steve_rm]

Hello

I have just found some useful information. I have configured the IIS smtp virtual server.

In the general settings l have add my IP address.

In the access tab, click rely button and granted access to the localhost. On connection l have granted access to the localhost as well.

I have added this code:

SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "localhost";
or
SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "127.0.0.1";

But l am still getting the same error message "Transport failed to connect to server".

I tried putting this code it:

SmtpMail.SmtpServer.Insert(0,"localhost");

I don't get the erorr this time, but no mail is received in my yahoo account.
This application uses winforms.

Any ideas on how to solve this.

Many thanks,

Steve