SmtpClient Class

Provides properties and methods for sending email messages and testing recipients.

System.Object
EASendMail.SmtpClient

[Visual Basic]
Public Class SmtpClient

[C#]
public class SmtpClient

[C++]
public ref class SmtpClient

[JScript]
public class SmtpClient

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Public Constructors

SmtpClient Constructor

Initializes a new instance of the SmtpClient class.

Public Properties

BindEndPoint	Gets or sets the local binded IP address for sending email.
CurrentSmtpServer	Gets the latest smtp server that is used to send e-mail message.
DnsServerIP	Gets or sets the dns server IP address for sending email directly.
LogFileName	Gets or sets the log file name for smtp transaction.
SaveCopy	Specifies if server should save a copy of message in sent folder.
SmtpConversation	Gets the latest smtp conversation beween smtp server and smtp client.
Tag	Gets or sets an object that contains data to associate with the SmtpClient.
Timeout	Gets or sets the maximum time interval(seconds) the object will wait for a response from server before returning an error.

Public Methods

BatchSendMail	Sends bulk e-mail messages with multiple threads.
BeginSendMail	Sends the e-mail message asynchronously.
BeginSendRawMail	Sends the e-mail message with raw content asynchronously.
BeginTestRecipients	Tests the e-mail address asynchronously.
Connect	Connects a smtp server.
EndSendMail	Ends a pending asynchronous send.
EndTestRecipients	Ends a pending asynchronous test.
PostToRemoteQueue	Sends email message to remote EASendMail Service queue.
Quit	Disconnects the smtp server.
Reset	Sends a RSET command to smtp server.
SendMail	Sends an e-mail message.
SendRawMail	Sends an e-mail message with raw content.
SendMailToQueue	Sends an e-mail message to EASendMail Service.
SendMailToQueueEx	Sends an e-mail message to specified instance of EASendMail Service.
TestRecipients	Tests an e-mail address.

Public Events

OnAuthorized	Occurs when smtp server has authorized the user.
OnBatchSendMail	Occurs when an email was sent by BatchSendMail method.
OnConnected	Occurs when the client has connected to smtp server successfully.
OnIdle	Occurs when the client is connecting server or waiting response from smtp server.
OnQuit	Occurs when the client is disconnecting the smtp server.
OnRcptToError	Occurs when the smtp server rejected a recipient.
OnReceiveResponse	Occurs when the client has received a response from smtp server.
OnSecuring	Occurs when the client is establishing the SSL connection.
OnSendCommand	Occurs when the client has sent a command to the smtp server.
OnSendingDataStream	Occurs when the client is sending the e-mail data to the smtp server.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#, C++, JScript.NET] The following example demonstrates how to send email with EASendMail SMTP Component, but it doesn't demonstrates the events usage. To get the full samples of EASendMail, please refer to Samples section.

[VB - Send Email Example]

Imports EASendMail

Public Sub SendMail(sender As String,
    toRecipients As String,
    ccRecipients As String,
    subject As String,
    bodyText As String,
    server As String,
    user As String,
    password As String,
    useSsl As Boolean)

    Try
        ' From is a MailAddress object, it also supports implicit converting from string directly. 
        ' The syntax is like this: "test@adminsystem.com" or "Tester <test@adminsystem.com>"

        ' oMail.From = New MailAddress("Tester", "test@adminsystem.com") 
        ' oMail.From = New MailAddress("Tester <test@adminsystem.com>") 
        ' oMail.From = New MailAddress("test@adminsystem.com") 

        ' To, Cc and Bcc is a AddressCollection object, it also supports implicit converting from string directly. 
        ' multiple addresses should be separated with (,;) 
        ' The syntax is like this: "test@adminsystem.com, test1@adminsystem.com" 

        ' oMail.To = New AddressCollection("test1@adminsystem.com, test2@adminsystem.com") 
        ' oMail.To = New AddressCollection("Tester1 <test@adminsystem.com>, Tester2 <test2@adminsystem.com>")

        ' You can add more recipient by Add method 
        ' oMail.To.Add(New MailAddress("tester", "test@adminsystem.com"))

        Dim oMail As SmtpMail = New SmtpMail("TryIt")

        oMail.From = New MailAddress(sender)
        oMail.To = New AddressCollection(toRecipients)
        oMail.Cc = New AddressCollection(ccRecipients)

        oMail.Subject = subject
        ' If bodyText contains html tags, please use 
        ' oMail.HtmlBody = bodyText 
        oMail.TextBody = bodyText

        ' Add attachment 
        ' oMail.AddAttachment("c:\test.gif")

        ' Set server address
        Dim oServer As SmtpServer = New SmtpServer(server)
        If user.Length > 0 And password.Length > 0 Then
            ' Set user/password for ESMTP authentication
            oServer.User = user
            oServer.Password = password
        End If

        ' Most mordern SMTP servers require SSL/TLS connection now.
        ' ConnectTryTLS means if server supports SSL/TLS, SSL/TLS will be used automatically.
        oServer.ConnectType = If(useSsl, SmtpConnectType.ConnectSSLAuto, SmtpConnectType.ConnectTryTLS)

        Dim oSmtp As SmtpClient = New SmtpClient()

        ' To generate a log file for SMTP transaction, please use 
        ' oSmtp.LogFileName = "c:\smtp.txt"

        oSmtp.SendMail(oServer, oMail)

        Console.WriteLine("The message has been submitted to server successfully!")
    Catch ex As Exception
        Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}", ex.Message)
    End Try

End Sub


[C# - Send Email Example]

using System;
using System.Collections;
using EASendMail;

public static void SendMail(string sender,
        string toRecipients,
        string ccRecipients,
        string subject,
        string bodyText,
        string server,
        string user,
        string password,
        bool useSsl)
{
    try
    {
        // From is a MailAddress object, it also supports implicit converting from string. 
        // The syntax is like this: "test@adminsystem.com" or "Tester <test@adminsystem.com>"

        // oMail.From = new MailAddress("Tester", "test@adminsystem.com"); 
        // oMail.From = new MailAddress("Tester <test@adminsystem.com>");
        // oMail.From = new MailAddress("test@adminsystem.com"); 

        // To, Cc and Bcc is a AddressCollection object, it also supports implicit converting from string.
        // multiple addresses should be separated with (,;) 
        // The syntax is like this: "test@adminsystem.com, test1@adminsystem.com" 

        // oMail.To = new AddressCollection("test1@adminsystem.com, test2@adminsystem.com"); 
        // oMail.To = new AddressCollection("Tester1<test@adminsystem.com>, Tester2<test2@adminsystem.com>");
        
        // You can add more recipient by Add method 
        // oMail.To.Add( new MailAddress( "tester", "test@adminsystem.com"));

        SmtpMail oMail = new SmtpMail("TryIt");
        oMail.From = sender;

        oMail.To = toRecipients;
        oMail.Cc = ccRecipients;

        oMail.Subject = subject;
        // If bodyText contains the html tags, please use
        // oMail.HtmlBody = bodyText; 
        oMail.TextBody = bodyText;
        
        // Add attachment 
        // oMail.AddAttachment("c:\\test.gif");

        // Set server address
        SmtpServer oServer = new SmtpServer(server);
        if (user.Length != 0 && password.Length != 0)
        {
            // Set user/password for ESMTP authentication
            oServer.User = user;
            oServer.Password = password;
        }

        // Most mordern SMTP servers require SSL/TLS connection now.
        // ConnectTryTLS means if server supports SSL/TLS, SSL/TLS will be used automatically.
        oServer.ConnectType = (useSsl) ? SmtpConnectType.ConnectSSLAuto : SmtpConnectType.ConnectTryTLS;

        SmtpClient oSmtp = new SmtpClient();
        
        // To generate a log file for SMTP transaction, please use 
        // oSmtp.LogFileName = "c:\\smtp.txt";

        oSmtp.SendMail(oServer, oMail);

        Console.WriteLine("The message has been submitted to server successfully!");
    }
    catch (Exception exp)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}", exp.Message);
    }
}


[C++/CLI - Send Email Example]

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace EASendMail; 

static void SendMail(String ^sender,
    String ^toRecipients,
    String ^ccRecipients,
    String ^subject,
    String ^bodyText,
    String ^server,
    String ^user,
    String ^password,
    bool useSsl)
{
    try
    {
        // From is a MailAddress object, it also supports implicit converting from string. 
        // The syntax is like this: "test@adminsystem.com" or "Tester <test@adminsystem.com>"

        // oMail->From = gcnew MailAddress("Tester", "test@adminsystem.com"); 
        // oMail->From = gcnew MailAddress("Tester <test@adminsystem.com>"); 
        // oMail->From = gcnew MailAddress("test@adminsystem.com"); 
        
        //To, Cc and Bcc is a AddressCollection object, it also supports implicit converting from string.
        // multiple address should be separated with (,;) 
        //The syntax is like this: "test@adminsystem.com, test1@adminsystem.com" 

        // oMail->To  = gcnew AddressCollection("test1@adminsystem.com, test2@adminsystem.com"); 
        // oMail->To = gcnew AddressCollection("Tester1 <test@adminsystem.com>, Tester2 <test2@adminsystem.com>");
        
        // You can add more recipient by Add method 
        // oMail->To->Add(gcnew MailAddress("tester", "test@adminsystem.com")); 
        
        SmtpMail ^oMail = gcnew SmtpMail("TryIt");

        oMail->From = gcnew EASendMail::MailAddress(sender);
        oMail->To = gcnew EASendMail::AddressCollection(toRecipients);
        oMail->Cc = gcnew EASendMail::AddressCollection(ccRecipients);

        oMail->Subject = subject;

        // If bodyText contains html tags, please use 
        // oMail->HtmlBody = bodyText; 
        oMail->TextBody = bodyText;

        // Add attachment 
        // oMail->AddAttachment("c:\\test.gif");      

        // Set server address
        SmtpServer ^oServer = gcnew SmtpServer(server);
        if (user->Length != 0 && password->Length != 0)
        {
            // Set user/password for ESMTP authentication
            oServer->User = user;
            oServer->Password = password;
        }

        // Most mordern SMTP servers require SSL/TLS connection now.
        // ConnectTryTLS means if server supports SSL/TLS, SSL/TLS will be used automatically.
        oServer->ConnectType = (useSsl) ? SmtpConnectType::ConnectSSLAuto : SmtpConnectType::ConnectTryTLS;

        SmtpClient ^oSmtp = gcnew SmtpClient();

        // To generate a log file for SMTP transaction, please use 
        // oSmtp->LogFileName = "c:\\smtp.txt";

        oSmtp->SendMail(oServer, oMail);
        
        Console::WriteLine("The message has been submitted to server successfully!");
    }
    catch (Exception ^exp)
    {
        Console::WriteLine("Exception: {0}", exp->Message);
    }
}


[JScript.NET - Send Email Example]

public function SendMail(sender:String, 
    toRecipients:String, 
    ccRecipients:String, 
    subject:String,
    bodyText:String,
    server:String,
    user:String,
    password:String,
    useSsl:Boolean)
{
    try
    {   
        // From is a MailAddress object, it also supports implicit converting from string. 
        // The syntax is like this: "test@adminsystem.com" or "Tester <test@adminsystem.com>"

        // oMail.From = new MailAddress("Tester", "test@adminsystem.com"); 
        // oMail.From = new MailAddress("Tester<test@adminsystem.com>"); 
        // oMail.From = new MailAddress("test@adminsystem.com"); 

        // To, Cc and Bcc is a AddressCollection object, it also supports implicit converting from string.
        // multiple addresses should be separated with (,;) 
        // The syntax is like this: "test@adminsystem.com, test1@adminsystem.com" 

        // oMail.To = new AddressCollection("test1@adminsystem.com, test2@adminsystem.com");
        // oMail.To = new AddressCollection("Tester1 <test@adminsystem.com>, Tester2 <test2@adminsystem.com>");

        // You can add more recipient by Add method 
        // oMail.To.Add(new MailAddress("tester","test@adminsystem.com"));
            
        var oMail:SmtpMail =  new SmtpMail("TryIt");

        oMail.From  = new MailAddress(sender);
        oMail.To = new AddressCollection(toRecipients);
        oMail.Cc = new AddressCollection(ccRecipients);
            
        oMail.Subject = subject;

        // If bodyText contains html tags, please use 
        // oMail.HtmlBody = bodyText; 
        oMail.TextBody = bodyText;
        
        // Add attachment 
        // oMail.AddAttachment("c:\\test.gif");               
        
        // Set server address
        var oServer:SmtpServer = new SmtpServer(server);
        if(user.Length != 0 && password.Length != 0)
        {
            // Set user/password for ESMTP authentication
            oServer.User = user;
            oServer.Password = password;
        }
        
        // Most mordern SMTP servers require SSL/TLS connection now.
        // ConnectTryTLS means if server supports SSL/TLS, SSL/TLS will be used automatically.
        oServer.ConnectType = (useSsl)? SmtpConnectType.ConnectSSLAuto : SmtpConnectType.ConnectTryTLS;

        var oSmtp:SmtpClient = new SmtpClient();

        // To generate a log file for SMTP transaction, please use 
        // oSmtp.LogFileName = "c:\\smtp.txt";

        oSmtp.SendMail(oServer, oMail);

        Console.WriteLine("The message has been submitted to server successfully!");
    }
    catch(exp:System.Exception)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}", exp.Message);           
    }   
}

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