HTML Mail using SmtpClient

HTML Mail using SmtpClient

• catz

  Thanks for the reply Mike. I can't test this until Tuesday next week but I will let you know if your sample code works. However, the code I was using looks like:
  
  

  smtpClient = new SmtpClient();

  smtpClient.SendCompleted += new SendCompletedEventHandler(smtpClient_SendCompleted);

  smtpClient.Host = <hostname here>;
  

  using (MailMessage message = new MailMessage())

  {

     message.From = new MailAddress(systemEmail);

     message.To.Add(user.Email);

     message.Subject = "A Message";

     message.AlternateViews.Add(AlternateView.CreateAlternateViewFromString("<H1>Hello</H1>", null, "text/html"));

     smtpClient.Send(message);

  }
  

  
  

• YoungjaeKim

  A little more info for you...
  
  The above code works it I send the mail synchronously using SmtpClient.Send. But if I use SendAsync it doesn't work!!
  
  I have noticed too that the mail doesn't actually get sent until my app is closed!! Is there something I should do to flush the smtpClient after calling Send or SendAsync
  
  Thanks
  
  Graham
  

• Tim Noonan

  Can you post some sample code that you are using to see this problem   What build of the framework are you using   Your code should look something similar to the following (possibly without the linked resources)
  
  

  //CREATE A MAIL CLIENT SmtpClient MailClient = new SmtpClient("localhost"); //SET FROM, TO MailMessage Message = new MailMessage("user@test.com", "user@test.com"); //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"); //ADD Linked Resources AlternateView htmlBody = new AlternateView("VS2005.htm", "text/html"); htmlBody.LinkedResources.Add(expresssql); //Add it to the Message Message.AlternateViews.Add(htmlBody); //SEND IT!!! MailClient.Send(Message);

  
  
  

• RickHalliday

  You can do the following 
  
     Message.Body = "....";
     Message.IsBodyHTML = true;
  
  I believe we added this property in Beta2. It should work without you having to use alternate views
  
  

• Riven

  D'oh. the simplest things are most often the ones overlooked. Thanks.
  
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