<smtp> Element (Network Settings)

Configures the delivery method and from address for sending e-mails.

<configuration> Element
  <system.net> Element (Network Settings)
    <mailSettings> Element (Network Settings)
      <smtp> Element (Network Settings)

<smtp 
  deliveryMethod="method"  
  from="from address"  
  <specifiedPickupDirectory> … </ specifiedPickupDirectory > 
  <network> … </network> 
/smtp>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
deliveryMethod	Specifies the delivery method for e-mails. Acceptable values are network, pickupDirectoryFromIis, and specifiedPickupDirectory.
from	Specifies the from address for e-mails.

Child Elements

Element	Description
<specifiedPickupDirectory>	Configures the local directory for a Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) server.
<network>	Configures the network options for an external SMTP server.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
<mailSettings> Element (Network Settings)	Configures mail sending options.

Example

The following code example specifies the appropriate SMTP parameters to send e-mail using the default network credentials.

<configuration>
  <system.net>
    <mailSettings>
      <smtp deliveryMethod="network" from="ben@contoso.com">
        <network
          host="localhost"
          port="25"
          defaultCredentials="true"
        />
      </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
  </system.net>
</configuration>

See Also

Reference

Network Settings Schema

System.Net.Configuration.SmtpSection

System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient