How to Send mail using SMTP Client in C#

Ranjit Powar

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In this code snippet we will learn to send mail using SMTP Client.

try
{
    MailMessage message;
    SmtpClient smtp;
    message = new MailMessage();
    message.Subject = "Subject";
    message.From = new MailAddress("From MailId");
    message.To.Add("To MailId");
    message.Body = "Mail Body";
    smtp = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com"); // This is for gmail
    smtp.Port = 587;
    smtp.EnableSsl = true;
    smtp.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("username", "password");
    smtp.Send(message);
    MessageBox.Show("Mail sent.");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Mail not sent.");
}