Sending Email using Gmail

[J. Scott Elblein]

Hello again all

I have Thunderbird setup to use a gmail account, so I know I have the correct SMTP info, and sending emails in TB is no problem.

However, when I try to use the same info in my own .NET app, I just get a real long pause when attempting to email something, and finally an Operation Timed Out message. I was wondering if anyone has experience with this and can point out what I may be missing? The mail code itself is working fine if I use my own personal ISP's SMTP server without SSL, but I can't use my own personal one under the circumstances.

Here is the code that I am using:

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System.net.Mail

Public Class SendEmail

    Public Sub SendEmailMessage(ByVal strFrom As String, ByVal strTo() _
    As String, ByVal strSubject _
    As String, ByVal strMessage _
    As String, ByVal fileList() _
    As String, ByVal intProgbar _
    As Integer, ByVal strSMTPServer As String)

        'This procedure takes string array parameters for multiple recipients and files
        Try
            For Each item As String In strTo
                'For each To address create a mail message
                Dim MailMsg As New MailMessage(New MailAddress(strFrom.Trim()), New MailAddress(item))
                MailMsg.BodyEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.Default
                MailMsg.Subject = strSubject.Trim()
                MailMsg.Body = strMessage.Trim() & vbCrLf
                MailMsg.Priority = MailPriority.High
                MailMsg.IsBodyHtml = True

                'attach each file attachment
                For Each strfile As String In fileList
                    If Not strfile = "" Then
                        Dim MsgAttach As New Attachment(strfile)
                        MailMsg.Attachments.Add(MsgAttach)
                    End If
                Next

                'Smtpclient to send the mail message
                Dim SmtpMail As New SmtpClient
                ' Is this in the correct place (used to login to SMTP server)
                Dim theCredential As New System.Net.NetworkCredential(frmMain.txtLogin.Text, frmMain.txtPW.Text)

                SmtpMail.EnableSsl = True
                SmtpMail.Port = 465

                SmtpMail.Credentials = theCredential
                SmtpMail.Host = strSMTPServer
                SmtpMail.Send(MailMsg)

            Next
            ' Message Successful
        Catch ex As Exception
            ' Message Error
            'Console.Clear()
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
            Console.WriteLine(ex.InnerException)
        End Try

        MessageBox.Show("Complete!")

    End Sub

End Class

TIA

 

[Canopy High]

Use 587 as your port and you will be fine.

Inform me if you still have problems.

 

[J. Scott Elblein]

Thank you, that worked perfect. Out of curiosity, how did you know that was the correct port to use? I've been searching all over and everything always says 465? lol

 

[mentalhard]

the sentence: Smtp Mail server of Gmail is "smpt.gmail.com" and it uses port no. 587 is all over and it's strange if you were not able to find it on Google!!

 

[J. Scott Elblein]

It is strange. I guess when I do a search that come sup with the info, I just stop right there and use the info, rather than going through a bunch of the other links first. This is the site I got the info from:

http://www.emailaddressmanager.com/tips/mail-settings.html

as well as this:

http://www.activecollab.com/forums/topic/832/

Plus Thunderbird is still using that port when I check it, without issue.

 

[RensD]

I have tried both ports.

465 --> Timed out
857 --> Server actively refued connection

So? What is the next step please?

Rens