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'Sir, please not that they will have to enable unknown application management on the senders gmail account | |
'The port number and host uset here are for gmail accounts | |
Try | |
Dim Smtp_Server As New SmtpClient | |
Dim e_mail As New MailMessage() | |
Smtp_Server.UseDefaultCredentials = False | |
Smtp_Server.Credentials = New Net.NetworkCredential("senders_username", "senders_password") | |
Smtp_Server.Port = 587 | |
Smtp_Server.EnableSsl = True | |
Smtp_Server.Host = "smtp.gmail.com" | |
e_mail = New MailMessage() | |
e_mail.From = New MailAddress("senders_email_address") | |
e_mail.To.Add("intended_recipient_address") | |
e_mail.Subject = "Adams Coffee Bar: Order Confirmation" | |
e_mail.IsBodyHtml = False | |
e_mail.Body = "body of email" | |
Smtp_Server.Send(e_mail) | |
Catch error_t As Exception | |
End Try |
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This can be used for both the windows forms application ( M1 & M2 ) and the website (M4). However please note that in order to send an email in the front end system ( windows forms app ) it would be advisable to have a background thread running the above code. This is to prevent the entire UI from halting until the email is sent.