Sending a web page with SMTP

Sending a web page with SMTP

• maqk

  You are correct..
  
  The question I have is how do I set the MailMessage.Body to the value of page2.aspx   Also, is it necessary to send it to page2.aspx.  Why couldn't I just make MailMessage.Body be page1.aspx
  
  Vincent Fournier

  
  
  

• Nick Swan

  WebRequest MyWebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create("Page1.aspx");
  yes
  Then read the response. This is the HTML that the user would have seen
  Then send the HTML as part of the email body
  
  

• Cortexbomber

  Set the IsBodyHTML property on the MailMessage
  
  

• Tony Rodriguez

  We should define the question a little more clearly.
  
  1) User is looking at the HTML page prodcuded by an ASPX page (lets say) page1.aspx
  
  2) You want to send the HTML the user is looking at as an EMAIL to some one else
  when the user clicks the submit button.
  
  Is this correct
  
  If I understood the problem correctly, then you can do the following.
  
  1. When the user clicks the submit button, you can direct it to page2.aspx
  and let the page2.aspx generate an HTML string that was originally presented to the user from Page1.aspx - perhaps a simplified version
  
  2. Then you can just set the MailMessage.Body and set
  MailMessage.IsBodyHTML = true and send it
  
  
  
  

• webdevsam

  Well you see, the page1.aspx is an HTML generator. If you send the Page1.aspx source it will be useless. What you really need is the HTML generated by Page1.aspx.  You really don't need page2.aspx. In page1.aspx itself you can detect the postback and generate the HTML needed.
  
  One neat trick you can do is in Page1.aspx, Use the HttpWebRequest to call
  page1.aspx itself. Like you are making a call to Page1.aspx from a browser.
  You would be using System.Net HTTPRequest class. When you do this the
  response would contain the exact HTML that the page1.aspx would have generated for the actual user. Then you can get the HTML and send it in an EMAIL.
  
  Does this work
  
  
  
  

• Israel Hilerio

  I wanted to add a little more to the description:
  
  This is an internal app and and basically all it will need to do is send the aspx page that the current user is looking at to their manager for notification of the configuration.
  
  I don't really have anything more than Sending a test message with smtpClient.
  
  I reviewed your code, and a couple things stood out:
  
  -It looks like you are sending as an Alternate View.  I would like the web page to be the primary.  Since its internal, I know that all will be able to read the HTML.
  
  -You are using linked resources for the pictures.  In my case, would I still need to do this since it is internal and the site will be available
  
  -You attach an HTML.  Mine is ASPX that is dynamically created.
  
  Vicnent Fournier
  
  
  
  

• Keyur

  yes You can.
  Send me a sample of what you are doing and then I can send you a sample of
  how to accomplish this.
  For starters, you can do something like
  
  

  using System; using System.Threading; using System.Net; using System.Net.Mail; using System.Net.Mime; using System.Net.Sockets; using System.Net.NetworkInformation; using System.Text; using System.Text.RegularExpressions; using System.Reflection; using System.IO; using System.Security; using System.Security.Permissions; using System.Xml; using System.Diagnostics; using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Collections.Specialized; using System.Security.Principal; using System.Security.Policy; using Microsoft.Win32; public class MailTest { public static void Main() { try { //CREATE A MAIL CLIENT SmtpClient MailClient = new SmtpClient("localhost"); //SET FROM, TO MailMessage Message = new MailMessage("<from>", "<TO>"); //SET SUBJECT Message.Subject = "System.Net.Mail is easy"; //LINKED RESOURCES LinkedResource expresssql = new LinkedResource("expresssql.jpg", "image/jpeg"); expresssql.ContentLink = new Uri("http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/art/expresssql.jpg"); LinkedResource expressvb = new LinkedResource("expressvb.jpg", "image/jpeg"); expressvb.ContentLink = new Uri("http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/art/expressvb.jpg"); LinkedResource expressvcplusplus = new LinkedResource("expressvcplusplus.jpg", "image/jpeg"); expressvcplusplus.ContentLink = new Uri("http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/art/expressvcplusplus.jpg"); LinkedResource expressvcsharp = new LinkedResource("expressvcsharp.jpg", "image/jpeg"); expressvcsharp.ContentLink = new Uri("http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/art/expressvcsharp.jpg"); LinkedResource expressvjsharp = new LinkedResource("expressvjsharp.jpg", "image/jpeg"); expressvjsharp.ContentLink = new Uri("http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/art/expressvjsharp.jpg"); LinkedResource expressvwd = new LinkedResource("expressvwd.jpg", "image/jpeg"); expressvwd.ContentLink = new Uri("http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/art/expressvwd.jpg"); //ADD Linked Resources AlternateView htmlBody = new AlternateView("VS2005.htm", "text/html"); htmlBody.LinkedResources.Add(expresssql); htmlBody.LinkedResources.Add(expressvb); htmlBody.LinkedResources.Add(expressvcplusplus); htmlBody.LinkedResources.Add(expressvcsharp); htmlBody.LinkedResources.Add(expressvjsharp); htmlBody.LinkedResources.Add(expressvwd); //Add it to the Message Message.AlternateViews.Add(htmlBody); //ATTACHMENTS Message.Attachments.Add(new Attachment("TeamSystem.gif", "image/gif")); //SEND IT!!! MailClient.Send(Message); Console.WriteLine("Mail Successfully Sent"); } catch(Exception e) { Console.WriteLine(e); } finally { } } }

  
  
  

• Florian Kr&#252&#59;sch

  I'm not sure I understand what you are recommending..
  
  Are you saying in Page1.aspx when the users clicks Button1 do the following:
  

  WebRequest MyWebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create("Page1.aspx");
  
  Then do I send this to another page or do can I attach this to my message.body
  
  Could you provide a quick code snipit of what you are refering to
  

  
  
  

• andreas-fsc

  Hi,

  This is a really good example of using linked resources -the best I've seen to date. You may be able to help me with a couple of questions...

  A couple of newbie questions....

  I've completed basic example ( based on system.net.mail) and this appears to work OK in Outlook but appears as an attachment in Yahoo, is there anyway around this.

  Can I use a script variable to format an address based on a variable passed from a calling page, e.g. I've a link from a product page that provides an image and a message, hence I'm sending the relevant image from the calling 'product' page.

  I understand that I could format a string, e,g, string "VS2005" send this as an email...

  At any rate I'd appreciate your help, - I am writing a e-Commerce Web Site and this looks like a really good technique to use.

  Kind Regards

  Bryan

  
  

• AGSP

  I figured out another way to get the HTML of the page from the same page...
  
  While it does send the HTML in the body of the message, Outlook isnt rendering it.  What do I need to do from here to make outlook understand that it is HTML
  
  

  protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)

  {

  String webPage = null;

  StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

  HtmlTextWriter newWriter = new HtmlTextWriter(new StringWriter(sb));

  base.Render(newWriter); //render the webpage

  webPage = sb.ToString(); //save the web page

  writer.Write(webPage); //make sure we return what was rendered back to the system

  if (btnSubmit.Visible==false)

  {

  //User Clicked Submit button

  SmtpClient smtpClient = new SmtpClient("localhost", 25);

  smtpClient.Host = "USEA-EXCH4.mycompany.com";

  smtpClient.Port = 25;

  smtpClient.UseDefaultCredentials = true;

  MailMessage mm = new MailMessage("me@mycompany.com", "manager@mycompany.com", "Request for Approval", webPage);

  smtpClient.Send(mm);

  }

  }

  
  
  
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