I'm not sure what you mean with "in Web config files" Typically you'd build
a string (stringbuilder is a smart idea) ala:
Dim sb As New StringBuilder
sb.append(...)
Dim message As New Mail.MailMessage
message.BodyFormat = Mail.MailFormat.Html
message.Body = sb.ToString()
It might also be a good idea to store your messages in an XML file with
placeholders and use a strongly-type object, a very incomplete example:
<emailMessage id="1">
<to>{userEmail}</to>
<from>{systemEmail}</from>
<subject>Account Information</subject>
<body>Dear {userName},
Here is the requested account information:
Password: {newPassword}
Thanks,
{adminName}
</body>
</emailMessage>
dim messag as CustomMailMessageObject = getMessage(1)
message.to = message.to.replace("{userEmail}", user.Email);
message.from = message.to.replace("{systemEmail}",
configuration.SystemEmail);
dim body as new StringBuilder(message.Body);
body.replace("{userName}", user.Name);
body.replace("{newPassword}", user.Password);
body.replace("{adminName}, configuration.AdminName);
This gives you the added flexibility of not having your emails hard-coded in
your application.
Karl
