Chapter 5, WebMail Helper

JohnInPomeroy · December 17th, 2011, 09:55 PM

Working my way through, I've run into problems in Chapter 5, with the WebMail Helper.

Here's the applicable section from Sell.cshtml:

Code:

        if(!ModelState.IsValid){
            ModelState.AddFormError(@"Please fix the errors below before submitting the form");
        }  else{
            var message = "<p>Details of your item for sale:</p>";
            message += "Title: " + Request["title"] + "<br />";
            message += "Description: " + Request["description"] + "<br />";
            message += "Duration: " + Request["duration"] + " days<br />";
            message += "Price: " + String.Format("{0:c}", Request["price"].AsFloat()) + "<br />";
            message += "Condition: " + Request["condition"];
            WebMail.Send(
                    to: Request["email"],
                    subject: "Advertisement confirmation",
                    body: message,
                    isBodyHtml: true
                    );
            result = "Your advertisement details have been sent to you by email";
        }

I began by using the _AppStart.cshtml file of

Code:


     WebMail.SmtpServer = "smtp.live.com"; 
     WebMail.SmtpPort = 587; 
     WebMail.EnableSsl = false; 
     WebMail.UserName = "[email protected]"; 
     WebMail.From = "WebmatrixChap5"; 
     WebMail.Password = "password";

But got a ' "SmptServer" was not specified' error.

So I tried using web.config (changing the name of _AppStart so there shouldn't be a conflict) with:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<configuration>
    <system.web>
        <compilation debug="false" targetFramework="4.0" />
    </system.web>
    <system.net>
        <mailSettings>
			<smtp from="[email protected]">
				<network host="smtp.live.com" 
                 defaultCredentials="true" 
                 port="587" 
                 userName="[email protected]" 
                 password="password"/>
            </smtp>
        </mailSettings>
    </system.net>
</configuration>

The error changes to 'The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first'

Both error messages tell me the error is in this line:

Code:

Line 42:             WebMail.Send(
(continues with 
Line 43:                     to: Request["email"],
Line 44:                     subject: "Advertisement confirmation",

I used the smtp settings that I used in Imar's Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 book and they work fine.

I've searched for an answer (both on this site and internmet-wide) and can't find an answer. Any help?

Thanks,
John

Mike Brind · December 18th, 2011, 04:11 AM

Change EnableSsl to true, and provide an email address to the From property:

Code:

     WebMail.SmtpServer = "smtp.live.com"; 
     WebMail.SmtpPort = 587; 
     WebMail.EnableSsl = true; 
     WebMail.UserName = "[email protected]"; 
     WebMail.From = "[email protected]"; 
     WebMail.Password = "password";

hozdaman · January 6th, 2012, 10:34 AM

Hi I am having a similar issue. I set EnableSSL to true and I get the following error:

An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host

Source Error:

Line 40: message += "<br />";
Line 41: message += "Condition: " + Request["condition"];
Line 42: WebMail.Send(
Line 43: to: Request["email"],
Line 44: subject: "Advertisement Confirmation",

My _AppStart file code.

Code:

@{
    WebMail.SmtpServer = "smtp.mail.yahoo.com";
    WebMail.SmtpPort = 465;
    WebMail.EnableSsl = true;
    WebMail.UserName = "xxx";
    WebMail.Password = "xxxx";
    WebMail.From = "[email protected]";
}

jpjamie · February 9th, 2012, 05:05 PM

Here is my code:

Code:

@{ 
        var customerName = Request["customerName"];
        var customerRequest = Request["customerRequest"];     
        try {        
            // Initialize WebMail helper        
            WebMail.SmtpServer = "excsrv01";        
            WebMail.SmtpPort = 587;        
            WebMail.EnableSsl = true;        
            WebMail.UserName = "abc02";        
            WebMail.From = "[email protected]";         
            WebMail.Password = "password";         
            
            // Send email        
            WebMail.Send(to: "[email protected]",            
                        subject: "Help request from - " + customerName,             
                        body: customerRequest        
                        );    
            }     
        catch (Exception ex ) {         
        <text>             
        <b>The email was <em>not</em> sent.</b>            
        The code in the ProcessRequest page must provide an             
        SMTP server name, a user name, a password, and  a "from" address.         
        </text>     
        } 
  }

Please note: I am using a Microsoft Exchange Server (behind the corporate firewall) and using Microsoft Outlook. I've used WebMail.SmtpPort = 25; and also used a few other names for the WebMail.SmtpServer = "excsrv01"; Have been able to discover Microsoft Exchange Server has "excsrv01 all the way up to excsrv40 and probably beyond. Also tried WebMail.SmtpServer = "[email protected]"; So maybe it's just I haven't hit the right server?