Chapter 9

rock1233 · November 12th, 2009, 11:06 AM

Hello Imar,
I have a question about sending emails. I am using the following code in the web.config file :

Code:

<smtp deliveryMethod="Network">
   <network host="smtp.youprovider.com" userName="username" password="password"/>
</smtp>

My question is about the password, it will be displayed and everyone who will open the web.config file in the production server will be able to see it.

Is there any solution for that ?

Thanks in advance.

Imar · November 12th, 2009, 11:36 AM

Hi there,

Take a look here: http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/021506-1.aspx

Note: only people with actual access to the server can access web.config files. So you need remote desktop or FTP access for example. Regular web site visitors won't be able to view the file.

Cheers,

Imar