"Manish Bafna" wrote:

> Hi,
> First write below code in web.config </system.web> and before
> </configuration>:
> <system.net >
> <mailSettings >
> <smtp from="who@myhost.com">
> <network host="mail.myhost.net" userName="xxxxx" password="xxxx"/>
> </smtp>
> </mailSettings>
> </system.net >
>
> Then try this code:
> Configuration configurationFile =
> WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("~\\Web.config");
> MailSettingsSectionGroup mailSettings =
> configurationFile.GetSectionGroup("system.net/mailSettings") as
> MailSettingsSectionGroup;
> if (mailSettings != null)
> {
> int port = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Port;
> string host = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Host;
> string password = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Password;
> string username = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.UserName;
>
> lblHost.Text = host;
> lblUserName.Text = username;
> lblPassword.Text = password;
> }
> Also include following namespaces:
> using System.Configuration;
> using System.Web.Configuration;
> using System.Net.Configuration;
> --
> Hope this helps.
> Thanks and Regards.
> Manish Bafna.
> MCP and MCTS.
>
>
>
> "David Thielen" wrote:
>
> > I've tried:
> > MailSettingsSectionGroup mailConfig =
> > WebConfigurationManager.GetSection("system.net/mailSettings") as
> > MailSettingsSectionGroup;
> >
> > and:
> > Configuration configurationFile =
> > WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("/Web.Config");
> > MailSettingsSectionGroup mailConfig;
> > if (configurationFile != null)
> > mailConfig = configurationFile.GetSectionGroup("system.net/mailSettings")
> > as MailSettingsSectionGroup;
> >
> > The first method returns null and the second returns an object but it does
> > not have the host or from properties set.
> >
> > --
> > thanks - dave
> > david_at_windward_dot_net
> > http://www.windwardreports.com
> >
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> >