Updated: November 2007
Configures the delivery method and from address for sending e-mails.
<smtp deliveryMethod="method" from="from address" <specifiedPickupDirectory> … </ specifiedPickupDirectory > <network> … </network> /smtp>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attribute
Description
deliveryMethod
Specifies the delivery method for e-mails. Acceptable values are network, pickupDirectoryFromIis, and specifiedPickupDirectory.
from
Specifies the from address for e-mails.
specifiedPickupDirectory
Configures the local directory for a Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) server.
network
Configures the network options for an external SMTP server.
Element
<mailSettings> Element (Network Settings)
Configures mail sending options.
The following code example specifies the appropriate SMTP parameters to send e-mail using the default network credentials.
<configuration> <system.net> <mailSettings> <smtp deliveryMethod="network" from="ben@contoso.com"> <network host="localhost" port="25" defaultCredentials="true" /> </smtp> </mailSettings> </system.net> </configuration>