<mailSettings> Element (Network Settings) 

Configures mail sending options.

<mailSettings
    <smtp> … </smtp>
/>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Attribute	Description
smtp	Configures Simple Mail Transport Protocol options.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
system.net	Contains settings that specify how the .NET Framework connects to the network.

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">
        <network
          host="localhost"
          port="25"
          defaultCredentials="true"
        />
      </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
  </system.net>
</configuration>

See Also

Reference

Network Settings Schema
SmtpClient