Chapter 9

bigyawn_hippo · October 10th, 2009, 06:30 AM

Hi,

First of all, I m a total novice when it comes to asp.net but your book has been a brillaint resources of information.

I use Outlook and hotmail but i m unsure what to enter for the network host value?

Sorry if this is a silly question

<system.net>
<mailSettings>
<smtp deliveryMethod="Network" from="Your Name <[email protected]>">
<network host="smtp.yourprovider.com" />
</smtp>
</mailSettings>
</system.net>

bigyawn_hippo · October 10th, 2009, 06:41 AM

I have got the following settings

Incoming server (IMAP)
Incoming server (POP)
Outgoing server (SMTP)

But I am unsure what to enter for the deliveryMethod value

Thanks in advance

Hippo

Imar · October 10th, 2009, 06:41 AM

Hi there,

Take a look here: http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/t...-settings.html

For host, you probably need to enter: smtp.live.com

In addition to the host you probably need to specifiy a user name and password as well. E.g.:

Code:

 
<smtp deliveryMethod="Network" from=[email protected]>
<network host="smtp.live.com" password="YourPassword" userName="[email protected]"/>
</smtp>

You should replace the entries starting with Your with your own details....

Hope this helps,

Imar

bigyawn_hippo · October 10th, 2009, 07:53 AM

Hi,

Thanks for your speedy response.

I m using the below code

<smtp deliveryMethod="Network" from="[email protected]">
<network host="smtp.google.com" password="password" userName="[email protected]"/>

</smtp>

and getting the below error message from my broswer when I submit data

Mail box unavailable.

When i try the above code with smtp.gmail.com I get an error message when i submit the data that the SMTP requires a secure connection.

Any light you can shed on this would be most helpful

Thanks in adcanve

Hippo

Imar · October 10th, 2009, 07:57 AM

Quote:

I use Outlook and hotmail

If you're using Hotmail, what's that Gmail account doing there?

Take a look at page 310 / 311; it describes the reasons for this error and a fix.

Also, take a look here: Chapter Nine: Must issue a STARTTLS

Imar

bigyawn_hippo · October 10th, 2009, 08:03 AM

Hi,

I have created a google mail account as, after researching a th net it seem that alot of examples were with google accounts, sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

Thnks for th info