Basically all I want to do this take the applicant email address out and from the txtEmailAddress.Text field and sent them an automatic response. The code is below but im getting some compile errors. Anyone know how to fix it or have code to do what I want to do.

 SmtpClient smtpClient = new SmtpClient();
        MailMessage message = new MailMessage();

        try
        {
            MailAddress toAddress = new MailAddress(txtEmailAddress.Text);
            // You can specify the host name or ipaddress of your server
            // Default in IIS will be localhost
            smtpClient.Host = "www.colaistenamumhan.ie";

            //Default port will be 25
            smtpClient.Port = 25;

            //From address will be given as a MailAddress Object
            message.From("[email protected]");

            // To address collection of MailAddress
            message.To = toAddress;
            message.Subject = "Foirm Iarratais - Booking Form";

            //Body can be Html or text format
            //Specify true if it is html message
            //message.IsBodyHtml = false;

            // Message body content
            message.Body = "Your details have been entered into the database. We will contact you shortly, once your details have been verified and processed. Tá do chuid sonraí againn anois. Beifear i dteagmháil leat a luaithe agus a bheidh do fhoirm iarrtais fíoraithe. Is mór againn gur roghnaigh tú Coláiste na Mumhan. Taímíd ag tnúth le tú a fheiscint i mBéal Átha an Ghaorthaidh. Bain TAITNEAMH agus TAIRFE as do chuairt. We appreciate your choosing Coláiste Na Mumhan. We look forward to meeting you. GO RAIBH MAITH AGAT.";

            // Send SMTP mail
            smtpClient.Send(message);

            lblStatus.Text = "Email successfully sent.";
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            lblStatus.Text = "Send Email Failed." + ex.Message;
        }

What are the compile errors?

- A.Kahtava

These are the three errors:
 message.From("[email protected]");
message.To = toAddress;

I should also say the errors are in relation to message.From("[email protected]"); are about property being used as a string

message.To = toAddress; this it says is a read only and cant convert the type also shows up here.

You are assigning MailAddresses incorrectly.

An Example:
    MailAddress from = new MailAddress("[email protected]", "Ben Miller");
    MailAddress to = new MailAddress("[email protected]", "Jane Clayton");
    MailAddress copy = new MailAddress("[email protected]");

Take a look at the MailAddress Class: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...iladdress.aspx

- A.Kahtava

In your case you might use something like:
message.From = new MailAddress("[email protected]");

- A.Kahtava

how do I set the MailAddress to = a textbox

Download and browse through the source code for this project, setting MailAddress to a textbox should be self explanatory.

Send Email in ASP.Net 2.0 - Feed back Form: http://www.codeproject.com/useritems...pplication.asp

- A.Kahtava

Thanks a million. Your help is much appreciated. Wish I had all the knowledge you have in relation to these matters. Thanks again.