send email

[Mike]

Is there a way in .NET 2.0 to send email without the use of an SMTP server, or is a SMTP server have to be used?

 

[Juan T. Llibre]

You have to use an SMTP server...or a POP3 server.



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Is there a way in .NET 2.0 to send email without the use of an SMTP server, or is a SMTP server have to be used?

 

[Roland Dick]

Hi Mike,

Is there a way in .NET 2.0 to send email without the use of an SMTP
server, or is a SMTP server have to be used?

you can access the network and send whatever you like with .NET, it just
doesn't have classes for all possible protocols. I am not aware of a
standard protocol for sending mail other than SMTP. What exactly are you
looking for?

If you just want to avoid the hassle of configuring a SMTP server
connection in your application, there is an option to write outgoing
mail to the IIS mail pickup directory from where a mail agent picks up
and processes mails. It is up to the mail agent to implement the sending
protocol then.

Hope this helps,

Roland

 

[Guest]

This article is old, and I cannot guarantee it still works in 2.0, but this
is how you do it:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/articles/20030316.asp
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