MailMessage Problem

Using the code below, I am trying to send an email from an ASP.NET 2.0 page
but I get the error " The specified string is not in the form required for
an e-mail address." when the "Dim Mailmsg..." line is executed. Since I
haven't defined the from/to yet, I don't understand what it wants? Any
insight on what causes this?
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Dim obj As System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient = New System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient
Dim Mailmsg As New System.Net.Mail.MailMessage
Mailmsg.To.Clear()
Mailmsg.To.Add(New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("To Name
<toname@dotnet.itags.org.todomain.com>")
Mailmsg.From = New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("From Name
<fromname@dotnet.itags.org.yourfromdomain.com>")
Mailmsg.Subject = "(subject text)"
Try
Mailmsg.Body = "(message text here)"
obj.Send(Mailmsg)
Catch ex As Exception
Response.Write("Error: " & ex.ToString())
End Try
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=re:
> Since I haven't defined the from/to yet
Actually, you *have* defined it, as :
Mailmsg.To.Add(New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("To Name <toname@.todomain.com
>")
Mailmsg.From = New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("From Name <fromname@.yourfrom
domain.com>")
It's expecting a mail address in the form :
new MailAddress("somebody@.somewhere.com", "Some Name");
Try :
Mailmsg.To.Add(New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("toname@.todomain.com", "To Na
me")
Mailmsg.From = New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("fromname@.yourfromdomain.com"
, "From Name")
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"Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
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> Using the code below, I am trying to send an email from an ASP.NET 2.0 pag
e but I get the error "
> The specified string is not in the form required for an e-mail address." w
hen the "Dim Mailmsg..."
> line is executed. Since I haven't defined the from/to yet, I don't underst
and what it wants? Any
> insight on what causes this?
>
> ========================================
=
> Dim obj As System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient = New System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient
> Dim Mailmsg As New System.Net.Mail.MailMessage
> Mailmsg.To.Clear()
> Mailmsg.To.Add(New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("To Name <toname@.todomain.c
om>")
> Mailmsg.From = New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("From Name <fromname@.yourfr
omdomain.com>")
> Mailmsg.Subject = "(subject text)"
> Try
> Mailmsg.Body = "(message text here)"
> obj.Send(Mailmsg)
> Catch ex As Exception
> Response.Write("Error: " & ex.ToString())
> End Try
> ========================================
=
>
I hsould have added...
See http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/li...ibrary/1s17zfkf(VS.80).aspx
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"Juan T. Llibre" <nomailreplies@.nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> re:
> Actually, you *have* defined it, as :
> Mailmsg.To.Add(New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("To Name <toname@.todomain.c
om>")
> Mailmsg.From = New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("From Name <fromname@.yourfr
omdomain.com>")
> It's expecting a mail address in the form :
> new MailAddress("somebody@.somewhere.com", "Some Name");
> Try :
> Mailmsg.To.Add(New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("toname@.todomain.com", "To
Name")
> Mailmsg.From = New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("fromname@.yourfromdomain.co
m", "From Name")
>
>
> Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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> ===================================
> "Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
> news:%233LbeOeRGHA.1204@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
I'm . The error occurs on the "Dim Mailmsg..." before the To and
From addresses are set?
Wayne
"Juan T. Llibre" <nomailreplies@.nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> re:
> Actually, you *have* defined it, as :
> Mailmsg.To.Add(New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("To Name
> <toname@.todomain.com>")
> Mailmsg.From = New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("From Name
> <fromname@.yourfromdomain.com>")
> It's expecting a mail address in the form :
> new MailAddress("somebody@.somewhere.com", "Some Name");
> Try :
> Mailmsg.To.Add(New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("toname@.todomain.com", "To
> Name")
> Mailmsg.From = New
> System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("fromname@.yourfromdomain.com", "From Name")
>
>
> Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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> "Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
> news:%233LbeOeRGHA.1204@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
Sure, that's standard OOP procedure.
When you call an object, all of its components are called, too.
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"Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
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> I'm . The error occurs on the "Dim Mailmsg..." before the To and F
rom addresses are set?
> Wayne
> "Juan T. Llibre" <nomailreplies@.nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:uzKgxteRGHA.4960@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
I have 2.0 example mail code at my blog.
with several different authentication options.
http://spaces.msn.com/sholliday
2/8/2006 entry
"Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
news:%233LbeOeRGHA.1204@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Using the code below, I am trying to send an email from an ASP.NET 2.0
page
> but I get the error " The specified string is not in the form required for
> an e-mail address." when the "Dim Mailmsg..." line is executed. Since I
> haven't defined the from/to yet, I don't understand what it wants? Any
> insight on what causes this?
>
> ========================================
=
> Dim obj As System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient = New System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient
> Dim Mailmsg As New System.Net.Mail.MailMessage
> Mailmsg.To.Clear()
> Mailmsg.To.Add(New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("To Name
> <toname@.todomain.com>")
> Mailmsg.From = New System.Net.Mail.MailAddress("From Name
> <fromname@.yourfromdomain.com>")
> Mailmsg.Subject = "(subject text)"
> Try
> Mailmsg.Body = "(message text here)"
> obj.Send(Mailmsg)
> Catch ex As Exception
> Response.Write("Error: " & ex.ToString())
> End Try
> ========================================
=
>
Sloan;
Thanks for that response - You pointed me in what I am sure is the right
direction. I am trying to get the web.config settings right for my
environment (Comcast). It seems that comcast does not require authorization
but there must be something else I overlooked as I am getting the following
error;
Mailbox unavailable. The server response was: [PERMFAIL] comcast.net
requires valid sender domain
I am not sure exactly what it wants - I did try my comcast login and PW but
that had no effect?
Wayne
"sloan" <sloan@.ipass.net> wrote in message
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>I have 2.0 example mail code at my blog.
> with several different authentication options.
> http://spaces.msn.com/sholliday
> 2/8/2006 entry
>
> "Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
> news:%233LbeOeRGHA.1204@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> page
>
I got it working. That last problem was caused by my use of a domain that
had not been activated yet in the From address.
Wayne
"Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
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> Sloan;
> Thanks for that response - You pointed me in what I am sure is the right
> direction. I am trying to get the web.config settings right for my
> environment (Comcast). It seems that comcast does not require
> authorization but there must be something else I overlooked as I am
> getting the following error;
> Mailbox unavailable. The server response was: [PERMFAIL] comcast.net
> requires valid sender domain
> I am not sure exactly what it wants - I did try my comcast login and PW
> but that had no effect?
> Wayne
>
> "sloan" <sloan@.ipass.net> wrote in message
> news:ONtKcJgRGHA.252@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>