<mailSettings> Element (Network Settings)

Configures mail sending options.

<configuration> Element
  <system.net> Element (Network Settings)
    <mailSettings> Element (Network Settings)

<mailSettings 
  <smtp> … </smtp> 
/mailsettings>

Attributes and Elements

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

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element	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