SmtpException.StatusCode Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Net.Mail

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Net.Mail.dll

Source:

SmtpException.cs

Gets the status code returned by an SMTP server when an email message is transmitted.

C#

public System.Net.Mail.SmtpStatusCode StatusCode { get; set; }

Property Value

SmtpStatusCode

An SmtpStatusCode value that indicates the error that occurred.

Examples

The following code example displays the value of this property.

C#

public static void RetryIfBusy(string server)
{
    MailAddress from = new MailAddress("ben@contoso.com");
    MailAddress to = new MailAddress("jane@contoso.com");
    MailMessage message = new MailMessage(from, to);
    // message.Subject = "Using the SmtpClient class.";
    message.Subject = "Using the SmtpClient class.";
    message.Body = @"Using this feature, you can send an email message from an application very easily.";
    // Add a carbon copy recipient.
    MailAddress copy = new MailAddress("Notifications@contoso.com");
    message.CC.Add(copy);
    SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient(server);
    // Include credentials if the server requires them.
    client.Credentials = (ICredentialsByHost)CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials;
    Console.WriteLine("Sending an email message to {0} using the SMTP host {1}.",
         to.Address, client.Host);
    try
    {
        client.Send(message);
    }
    catch (SmtpFailedRecipientsException ex)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < ex.InnerExceptions.Length; i++)
        {
            SmtpStatusCode status = ex.InnerExceptions[i].StatusCode;
            if (status == SmtpStatusCode.MailboxBusy ||
                status == SmtpStatusCode.MailboxUnavailable)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Delivery failed - retrying in 5 seconds.");
                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
                client.Send(message);
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Failed to deliver message to {0}",
                    ex.InnerExceptions[i].FailedRecipient);
            }
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Exception caught in RetryIfBusy(): {0}",
                ex.ToString());
    }
}

Applies to