I am using C# to send email using SMTP and gmail server.
Below is the code I am using for sending email. I encounter a few errors i.e.
The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.5.1 Authentication Required.
public static bool SendEmail(string from, string[] to, string[] cc, string[] bcc, string subject, string body, bool isBodyHtml, List<Attachment> attachmentList)
{
try
{
var mailMessage = new MailMessage();
var smtpClient = new SmtpClient();
mailMessage.From = new MailAddress(from);
mailMessage.To.Add(new MailAddress(string.Join(",", to)));
if (cc != null && cc.Any())
{
mailMessage.CC.Add(new MailAddress(string.Join(",", cc)));
}
if (bcc != null && bcc.Any())
{
mailMessage.Bcc.Add(new MailAddress(string.Join(",", bcc)));
}
mailMessage.Subject = subject;
mailMessage.Body = body;
mailMessage.IsBodyHtml = isBodyHtml;
if (attachmentList != null)
{
foreach (var attachment in attachmentList)
{
mailMessage.Attachments.Add(attachment);
}
}
smtpClient.Host = "smtp.gmail.com";
smtpClient.Port = 587; //465
smtpClient.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("[email protected]", "passsword");
smtpClient.EnableSsl = true;
smtpClient.Send(mailMessage);
return true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return false;
}
}
What am I doing wrong and how do I use gmail to send email.
You haven't set UseDefaultCredentials
to false
, so despite the fact you have provided credentials, the application is still trying to use your windows credentials to log into the SMTP. Try the below:
smtpClient.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
smtpClient.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("[email protected]", "passsword");
UseDefaultCredentials
needs to be set to false
before you set the new network credentials.