SmtpAuthType Enumeration


Specifies the smtp user authentication mechanism.

[Visual Basic]
Public Enum SmtpAuthType
[C#]
public enum SmtpAuthType
[C++]
__value public enum SmtpAuthType
[JScript]
public enum SmtpAuthType

Members

Members name Description
AuthAuto Specifies that the smtp client selects the authentication mechanism automatically. (default and recommanded)
AuthLogin Specifies that the smtp server uses AUTH LOGIN mechanism.
AuthPlain Specifies that the smtp server uses AUTH PLAIN mechanism.
AuthCRAM5 Specifies that the smtp server uses AUTH CRAM-MD5 mechanism.
AuthNTLM Reserved.
AuthMSN Reserved.
XOAUTH2 Specifies that the smtp server uses Gmail OAUTH mechanism.

Remarks

By default, EASendMail detects SMTP server authentication mechanism automatically. You don't have to set this property in your codes.
XOAUTH2 is used for Gmail OAUTH, please use Gmail OAUTH access_token as the password. For more detail, please refer to Using Gmail SMTP OAUTH section.

Examples

[Visual Basic, C#, JavaScript] The following example demonstrates how to send email in Windows 8 Store App. To get the full samples of EASendMail, please refer to Samples section.

[C# - Send Email with User Authentication from Windows Store Apps - XAML]
using EASendMail;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

private async Task SendEmail()
{
    String Result = "";
    try
    {
        SmtpMail oMail = new SmtpMail("TryIt");
        SmtpClient oSmtp = new SmtpClient();

        // Set sender email address, please change it to yours 
        oMail.From = new MailAddress("test@emailarchitect.net");

        // Add recipient email address, please change it to yours
        oMail.To.Add(new MailAddress("support@emailarchitect.net"));

        // Set email subject
        oMail.Subject = "test email from C# XAML project";

        // Set email body
        oMail.TextBody = "this is a test email sent from Windows Store App, do not reply";

        // Your SMTP server address
        SmtpServer oServer = new SmtpServer("smtp.emailarchitect.net");

        // User and password for ESMTP authentication            
        oServer.User = "test@emailarchitect.net";
        oServer.Password = "testpassword";

        // If your SMTP server requires TLS connection on 25 port, please add this line
        // oServer.ConnectType = SmtpConnectType.ConnectSSLAuto;

        // If your SMTP server requires SSL connection on 465 port, please add this line
        // oServer.Port = 465;
        // oServer.ConnectType = SmtpConnectType.ConnectSSLAuto;

        await oSmtp.SendMailAsync(oServer, oMail);
        Result = "Email was sent successfully!";
    }
    catch (Exception ep)
    {
        Result = String.Format("Failed to send email with the following error: {0}", ep.Message);
    }

    // Display Result by Diaglog box
    Windows.UI.Popups.MessageDialog dlg = new
        Windows.UI.Popups.MessageDialog(Result);
           
    await dlg.ShowAsync();
}

[VB - Send Email with User Authentication from Windows Store Apps - XAML]
Imports EASendMail

Private Async Function SendEmail() As Task
    Dim Result As String = ""
    Try

        Dim oMail As New SmtpMail("TryIt")
        Dim oSmtp As New SmtpClient()

        ' Set sender email address, please change it to yours
        oMail.From = New MailAddress("test@emailarchitect.net")

        ' Add recipient email address, please change it to yours
        oMail.To.Add(New MailAddress("support@emailarchitect.net"))

        ' Set email subject
        oMail.Subject = "test email from VB XAML project"

        ' Set email body
        oMail.TextBody = "this is a test email sent from Windows Store App, do not reply"

        ' Your SMTP server address
        Dim oServer As New SmtpServer("smtp.emailarchitect.net")

        ' User and password for ESMTP authentication            
        oServer.User = "test@emailarchitect.net"
        oServer.Password = "testpassword"

        ' If your SMTP server requires TLS connection on 25 port, please add this line
        ' oServer.ConnectType = SmtpConnectType.ConnectSSLAuto

        ' If your SMTP server requires SSL connection on 465 port, please add this line
        ' oServer.Port = 465
        ' oServer.ConnectType = SmtpConnectType.ConnectSSLAuto

        Await oSmtp.SendMailAsync(oServer, oMail)
        Result = "Email was sent successfully!"

    Catch ep As Exception
        Result = String.Format("Failed to send email with the following error: {0}", ep.Message)
    End Try

    ' Display Result by Diaglog box
    Dim dlg As New Windows.UI.Popups.MessageDialog(Result)
    Await dlg.ShowAsync()
End Function

[JavaScript - Send Email with User Authentication from Windows Store Apps - HTML5]
function sendMail() {
    var result = "";

    var oMail = new EASendMail.SmtpMail("TryIt");
    var oSmtp = new EASendMail.SmtpClient();

    // Set sender email address, please change it to yours 
    oMail.from = new EASendMail.MailAddress("test@emailarchitect.net");

    // Add recipient email address, please change it to yours
    oMail.to.add(new EASendMail.MailAddress("support@emailarchitect.net"));

    // Set email subject
    oMail.subject = "test email from JavaScript HTML5 project";

    // Set email body
    oMail.textBody = "this is a test email sent from Windows Store App, do not reply";

    // Your SMTP server address
    var oServer = new EASendMail.SmtpServer("smtp.emailarchitect.net");

    // User and password for ESMTP authentication            
    oServer.user = "test@emailarchitect.net";
    oServer.password = "testpassword";

    // If your SMTP server requires TLS connection on 25 port, please add this line
    // oServer.connectType = EASendMail.SmtpConnectType.connectSSLAuto;

    // If your SMTP server requires SSL connection on 465 port, please add this line
    // oServer.port = 465;
    // oServer.connectType = EASendMail.SmtpConnectType.connectSSLAuto;

    oSmtp.sendMailAsync(oServer, oMail).then(function (e) {
        result = "Email was sent successfully!";

        // Display Result by Diaglog box
        (new Windows.UI.Popups.MessageDialog(result, "Success")).showAsync();
    },

    function (e) {
        // because javascript exception only gives the stack trace messages, but it is not
        // real description of exception, so we give a property lastErrorMessage for javascript.
        if (oSmtp.lastErrorMessage != "") {
            result = oSmtp.lastErrorMessage;
        }
        else {
            result = e.message;
        }
        oSmtp.close();

        // Display Result by Diaglog box
        (new Windows.UI.Popups.MessageDialog(result, "Error Information")).showAsync();
    });
}

See Also

User Authentication and SSL Connection
From, ReplyTo, Sender and Return-Path
SmtpServer.AuthType Property
SmtpServer.User Property
SmtpServer.Password Property