I have been facing errors on sending my email from webiste already hosted.
The message i get is :-  mail cannot be sent, contact system administrator

This is my configuration in web config:-

<system.net>
    <mailSettings>
      <smtp>
        <network host="mail.softmind.biz"
         port="25"
        defaultCredentials="true"
        userName="[email protected]"
        password="secret"/>
     </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
  </system.net>


Do i need to make changes elsewhere. I cannot send anymail, despite many efforts. My Site settings also has this details. I have been using a LIVE SITE with all functions working except this one. I must have read all threads in this section about email, but no of them applies here. All the suggestions were only for BETA CLASSIFIEDS, and all errors in beta i think are rectified.

So is this a new bug or my mistake somewhere.

I am using the FINAL STARTERKIT.

Pl. suggest me the place, where i am suppose to make changes.

Thanks In advance

UPDATED ON 22nd October 2007

Since i recieved many e-mails on how to make changes in web config, I am posting my web config which works smoothly without any problems.

This works perfectly for me and i am able to send emails easily.

This is my web config file for email. pl. change to your "email name" and "password".

<system.net>
    <mailSettings>
      <smtp from=" [email protected]">
      <network host="mail.website.com " port="25" userName="[email protected]" password="mypassword" />
      </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
   </system.net>

Hope this helps all. 

No help so far.

 Can any one please come forward to help me.

Thanks

paggy4u
 

Probably something to do with the smtp settings you are providing.

Put a break point in your code to debug it and post the actual error message that is thrown instead of that custom error message. You may get more responses that way

I did the same trick in the past, but with no results.

i really need help in this case, as it has stopped all my progress.

Mr. Marcgel, can you kindly come forward to help me, whenever you are free.

Thanks

 

Hello

The problem is not solved yet.

I have already made  the changes in config file

<customErrors mode="Off"/>

 yet i get the same responses. Even if i remove the friendly error message in html which is hidden inside view panel,
it will not show any error.
 

The showad.aspx.cs is as follows..

Imports System
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports AspNet.StarterKits.Classifieds.BusinessLogicLayer
Imports AspNet.StarterKits.Classifieds.Web

It does not import system.net .mail, Is this the problem or anything else.

If any one solved this problem then pl. share here.

Thanks

 

I'm using the vb version but if you look at where it sends the email it makes a call to Ads.vb or .cs in the BLL

I'm not exactly what function you are trying to do but Here are both the functions(vb version)

  Public Shared Function SendAdInEmail(ByVal adId As Integer, ByVal senderName As String, ByVal senderAddress As String, ByVal recipientEmail As String, ByVal subject As String, ByVal message As String) As Boolean
   Dim sent As Boolean = False
   Dim from As String = String.Format("{0} <{1}>", senderName, senderAddress)
   Try
    Dim m As New MailMessage(from, recipientEmail)
    m.Subject = subject
    m.Body = message
    Dim client As New SmtpClient()
    client.Send(m)
    sent = True
   Catch ex As Exception
    ' Consider customizing the message for the EmailNotSentPanel in the ShowAds page.
    sent = False
   End Try
   Return sent
  End Function

  Public Shared Function SendResponse(ByVal adId As Integer, ByVal senderName As String, ByVal senderAddress As String, ByVal comments As String) As Boolean
   Dim sent As Boolean = False
   Dim s As SiteSettings = SiteSettings.GetSharedSettings()
   Dim ad As AdsDataComponent.AdsRow = GetAdById(adId)
   If Not (ad Is Nothing) Then
    Dim adUser As MembershipUser = Membership.GetUser(ad.MemberName)
    If Not (adUser Is Nothing) Then

     Dim sb As New StringBuilder()
     sb.AppendFormat("A user has sent a response to your Ad '{0}' at {1}", ad.Title, s.SiteName)
     sb.AppendLine()

     sb.AppendLine()

     sb.AppendLine("The contact information of the user is below:")

     sb.AppendLine()

     sb.AppendLine(("Name: " + senderName))
     sb.AppendLine(("Email: " + senderAddress))

     sb.AppendLine()

     sb.AppendLine("User comments/questions:")
     sb.AppendLine(comments)

     sb.AppendLine()

     sb.AppendLine("You can respond to the user by using the Reply feature of your email client.")

     sb.AppendLine()
     sb.AppendLine(s.SiteName)
     sb.AppendLine(ClassifiedsHttpApplication.SiteUrl)

     Dim from As String = String.Format("{0} <{1}>", senderName, senderAddress)
     Try
      Dim m As New MailMessage(from, adUser.Email)
      m.Subject = "Response for Ad: " + ad.Title
      m.Body = sb.ToString()
      Dim client As New SmtpClient()
      client.Send(m)

      IncrementResponseCount(adId)
      sent = True
     Catch ex As Exception
      ' Consider customizing the message for the EmailNotSentPanel in the ShowAds page.
      sent = False
     End Try
    End If
   End If
   Return sent
  End Function

I think you need to comment out the Try, the Catch, the End Try, and the sent = true and sent = false.

Then if you run it, it should give you the error if your custom errors are off in your web.config

I'm using the vb version but if you look at where it sends the email it makes a call to Ads.vb or .cs in the BLL

I'm not exactly what function you are trying to do but Here are both the functions(vb version)

  Public Shared Function SendAdInEmail(ByVal adId As Integer, ByVal senderName As String, ByVal senderAddress As String, ByVal recipientEmail As String, ByVal subject As String, ByVal message As String) As Boolean
   Dim sent As Boolean = False
   Dim from As String = String.Format("{0} <{1}>", senderName, senderAddress)
   Try
    Dim m As New MailMessage(from, recipientEmail)
    m.Subject = subject
    m.Body = message
    Dim client As New SmtpClient()
    client.Send(m)
    sent = True
   Catch ex As Exception
    ' Consider customizing the message for the EmailNotSentPanel in the ShowAds page.
    sent = False
   End Try
   Return sent
  End Function

  Public Shared Function SendResponse(ByVal adId As Integer, ByVal senderName As String, ByVal senderAddress As String, ByVal comments As String) As Boolean
   Dim sent As Boolean = False
   Dim s As SiteSettings = SiteSettings.GetSharedSettings()
   Dim ad As AdsDataComponent.AdsRow = GetAdById(adId)
   If Not (ad Is Nothing) Then
    Dim adUser As MembershipUser = Membership.GetUser(ad.MemberName)
    If Not (adUser Is Nothing) Then

     Dim sb As New StringBuilder()
     sb.AppendFormat("A user has sent a response to your Ad '{0}' at {1}", ad.Title, s.SiteName)
     sb.AppendLine()

     sb.AppendLine()

     sb.AppendLine("The contact information of the user is below:")

     sb.AppendLine()

     sb.AppendLine(("Name: " + senderName))
     sb.AppendLine(("Email: " + senderAddress))

     sb.AppendLine()

     sb.AppendLine("User comments/questions:")
     sb.AppendLine(comments)

     sb.AppendLine()

     sb.AppendLine("You can respond to the user by using the Reply feature of your email client.")

     sb.AppendLine()
     sb.AppendLine(s.SiteName)
     sb.AppendLine(ClassifiedsHttpApplication.SiteUrl)

     Dim from As String = String.Format("{0} <{1}>", senderName, senderAddress)
     Try
      Dim m As New MailMessage(from, adUser.Email)
      m.Subject = "Response for Ad: " + ad.Title
      m.Body = sb.ToString()
      Dim client As New SmtpClient()
      client.Send(m)

      IncrementResponseCount(adId)
      sent = True
     Catch ex As Exception
      ' Consider customizing the message for the EmailNotSentPanel in the ShowAds page.
      sent = False
     End Try
    End If
   End If
   Return sent
  End Function

I think you need to comment out the Try, the Catch, the End Try, and the sent = true and sent = false.

Then if you run it, it should give you the error if your custom errors are off in your web.config

Dear Justin501,

As per your advice i created the comments and finally manged to find a common error in both the  emails
(1) Send Ad as an Email and (2) Respond to Ad.

In both the emails it takes a common error
Line 485:                        client.Send(m); 

here is the complete error. But please note, whatever error it throws, the emails are working and the mail box are available. but
here it does not take the members email as valid.

here is the ERROR details for  Send ad as email

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Net.Mail.SmtpFailedRecipientException: Mailbox unavailable. The server response was: <[email protected]> No such user here

Source Error:

Line 427:                m.Body = message;
Line 428:                SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient();
Line 429:                client.Send(m);
Line 430:            //    sent = true;
Line 431:            }


Source File: e:\virtuals\softmind.biz\wwwroot\App_Code\BLL\Ads.cs    Line: 429

In this case rahil28 is a guest willing to send this ad as an email

---------------------------------------------------HERE IS THESECOND ERROR -----------------------------------------------------
here is the ERROR details for  RESPOND TO AD

 Mailbox unavailable. The server response was: <[email protected]> No such user here
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Net.Mail.SmtpFailedRecipientException: Mailbox unavailable. The server response was: <[email protected]> No such user here

Source Error:

Line 483:                        m.Body = sb.ToString();
Line 484:                        SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient();
Line 485:                        client.Send(m);
Line 486:
Line 487:                        IncrementResponseCount(adId);


Source File: e:\virtuals\softmind.biz\wwwroot\App_Code\BLL\Ads.cs    Line: 485

Again let me inform that Sugarsmile is a member, who has already posted an advt online and the mailbox is in fact available.

I hope this details are enough to start with. I hope there are no more errors after this.

Pl. guide me and thanks again for giving me a start in this direction.

Paggy4u

Thanks buddy ( Justin )

thanks a lot for your kind effort in getting me my work done.

Yes finally i am able to send the emails from my website. The actual problem was the SMTP Server was not getting
recognised and hence credentials were not passed for authentication.

Oops! a real nightmare for last 3 days. I am relaxed now.

Thanks again

Paggy4u 

 I am having this same problem.... how did you get this resolved?????

 resolution:

I just had to set the smtp authentication in the we.config and it worked perfectly!

<system.net>
        <mailSettings>
            <smtp deliveryMethod="Network">
                <network defaultCredentials="false" host="mail.blah.com" password="xxxx" port="25" userName="[email protected]"/>
            </smtp>
        </mailSettings>
</system.net> 

Hey guys,

 I really think that the Classified site need a "Contact Page". I wrote my own and added it to my site. If anyone is interested in something like this contact me I will gladly share the code (C#). Here's what it looks like: Here

sounds a good idea would the code work for VB or what changes would need to be made plz. and could you send the code to my email [email protected] please in advance ty.

well enterd the code as is made changes for my email provider and good news I can now send emails from site.

Thanx very much.

Old geezer.

My site can be found hear im running it and hosting myself on a old computer at home.

www.letshaggle.co.uk.

look in give your comments or surgestions all welcome.

Hi,

I have updated this thread with a working solution.

Pl.see the first post in this thread.

Thanks