Vb sending email

[jamesd0142]

[code=vb]
'server address
Dim client As New SmtpClient("ima p.uk.aol.com", 143)
'username and password
client.Credenti als = New Net.NetworkCred ential("my username", "mypassword ")
Dim mm As New MailMessage("my emailaddress@ao l.com", "otheremailaddr ess@somewhere.c o.uk")
'Set Subject
mm.Subject = "Test"
'set message
mm.Body = "Test123"
'html???
mm.IsBodyHtml = False
'send email
Try
client.Send(mm)
'give error if any
Catch ex As Exception
'display error message
MessageBox.Show (ex.ToString)
End Try
[/code]

please look at the error message attached and help i dont no what this even means.
thanks

Hi if you cant read the attached file...
[code=text]
System.Net.Mail .SmtpException: Failure sending mail. ---> System.FormatEx ception: Smtp server returned an invalid response.
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpReplyReade rFactory.Proces sRead(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 read, Boolean readLine)
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpReplyReade rFactory.ReadLi nes(SmtpReplyRe ader caller, Boolean oneLine)
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpReplyReade rFactory.ReadLi ne(SmtpReplyRea der caller)
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpReplyReade r.ReadLine()
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpConnection .GetConnection( String host, Int32 port)
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpTransport. GetConnection(S tring host, Int32 port)
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpClient.Get Connection()
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpClient.Sen d(MailMessage message)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpClient.Sen d(MailMessage message)
at Email.Form1.ema il1() in C:\Documents and Settings\Datadi ssUser\My Documents\Visua l Studio 2005\Projects\E mail\Email\Form 1.vb:line 28[/code]

[debasisdas]

Question moved to .NET Forum.

[Plater]

it means instead of getting the 3digit success code from the SMTP server, it got back something else.
Could be the number assoicated with "not allowed" or "we're shutting down" or "didn't understand your command"
Are your username and password supplied correctly?

You may have to packet watch to see the network traffic and see the actual reply message from the smtp server.


EDIT: Your server might also be setup for SSL only, or to deny smtp usage unless you turn it on (gmail is like that)

[jamesd0142]

it means instead of getting the 3digit success code from the SMTP server, it got back something else.
Could be the number assoicated with "not allowed" or "we're shutting down" or "didn't understand your command"
Are your username and password supplied correctly?

You may have to packet watch to see the network traffic and see the actual reply message from the smtp server.


EDIT: Your server might also be setup for SSL only, or to deny smtp usage unless you turn it on (gmail is like that)

all sounds a little over my head...

what is this ssl, and how do i turn smtp usage on?

[Plater]

OK yeah
hehe, I just looked closer at your code.
You're trying to use their IMAP server and IMAP port as your STMP server.
They're not the same.

Use the SMTP server instead and try that.
smtp.uk.aol.com
and the correct port of 25

http://members.aol.com/adamkb/aol/mailfaq/imap/

[jamesd0142]

thanks for the reply...

i get this message now...

[code=text]
System.Net.Mail .SmtpException: Failure sending mail. ---> System.Net.WebE xception: The remote name could not be resolved: 'smtp.uk.aol.co m'
at System.Net.Serv icePoint.GetCon nection(PooledS tream PooledStream, Object owner, Boolean async, IPAddress& address, Socket& abortSocket, Socket& abortSocket6, Int32 timeout)
at System.Net.Pool edStream.Activa te(Object owningObject, Boolean async, Int32 timeout, GeneralAsyncDel egate asyncCallback)
at System.Net.Pool edStream.Activa te(Object owningObject, GeneralAsyncDel egate asyncCallback)
at System.Net.Conn ectionPool.GetC onnection(Objec t owningObject, GeneralAsyncDel egate asyncCallback, Int32 creationTimeout )
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpConnection .GetConnection( String host, Int32 port)
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpTransport. GetConnection(S tring host, Int32 port)
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpClient.Get Connection()
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpClient.Sen d(MailMessage message)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpClient.Sen d(MailMessage message)
at Email.Form1.ema il1() in C:\Documents and Settings\Datadi ssUser\My Documents\Visua l Studio 2005\Projects\E mail\Email\Form 1.vb:line 28
[/code]

I also tried port 587 and got the same message...

[Plater]

Are you connected to the internet?
I was able to use that email server just fine.

No troubles resolving or anything.

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: smtp.cs.com
Addresses: 205.188.249.185 , 64.12.171.246, 64.12.180.144, 205.188.159.153
205.188.159.185
Aliases: smtp.uk.aol.com

[jamesd0142]

yes i have an internet connection, im actually using a server in work so its possible it may b blocked :S

suppose its best to test this at home

[jamesd0142]

[code=text]System.Net.Mail .SmtpException: Syntax error, command unrecognized. The server response was: CLIENT AUTHENTICATION REQUIRED. USE ESMTP EHLO AND AUTH.
at System.Net.Mail .MailCommand.Ch eckResponse(Smt pStatusCode statusCode, String response)
at System.Net.Mail .MailCommand.Se nd(SmtpConnecti on conn, Byte[] command, String from)
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpTransport. SendMail(MailAd dress sender, MailAddressColl ection recipients, String deliveryNotify, SmtpFailedRecip ientException& exception)
at System.Net.Mail .SmtpClient.Sen d(MailMessage message)
at Email.Form1.ema il1() in C:\Documents and Settings\Datadi ssUser\My Documents\Visua l Studio 2005\Projects\E mail\Email\Form 1.vb:line 28
[/code]

My login and password are correct

my code is as follows, any ideas???
[code=vb]
Private Sub email1()
'server address
Dim client As New SmtpClient("smt p.uk.aol.com", 25)
'username and password
client.Credenti als = New Net.NetworkCred ential("MyUsern ame", "MyPassword ")
Dim mm As New MailMessage("My Email", "SendtoEmai l")
'Set Subject
mm.Subject = "Test"
'set message
mm.Body = "Test123"
'html???
mm.IsBodyHtml = False
'send email
Try
client.Send(mm)
'give error if any
Catch ex As Exception
'display error message
TextBox1.Text = ex.ToString
'MessageBox.Sho w(ex.ToString)
End Try
End Sub
[/code]

Thanks

[Plater]

I'm not sure what kind of wierd business your code is doing?

220 cia-ma06.mx.aol.com ESMTP mail_cia-ma06.3; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:41:35 -0400
EHLO plater.mydomain .com
250-cia-ma06.mx.aol.com (ip-removed)
250-AUTH=LOGIN PLAIN XAOL-UAS-MB
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XAOL-UAS-MB
250-STARTTLS
250-CHUNKING
250-BINARYMIME
250-X-AOL-FWD-BY-REF
250-X-AOL-OUTBOX-COPY
250 HELP
AUTH PLAIN
334 Username:
plater
334 Password:
plater
535 AUTHENTICATION FAILED
HELP
214-This is America Online mail version v120.9
214-Commands:
214- HELO EHLO MAIL RCPT DATA BDAT
214- RSET NOOP QUIT HELP
214-For more information contact postmaster@aol. com
214 End of HELP info
RSET
250 OK

I don't have a username/password for them but their server seemed to respond as normal. are you making sure your your username is "username@domai n.com" and not just "username" ?

[jamesd0142]

Ye ive tried both, username and username+domain

wiered stuff goin on i think :P

did u get the above message using my code?

[Plater]

It doesn't seem to like AUTH LOGIN, either it doesn't really like base64, or you need to use an SSL connection

220 ciaaol-m05.mx.aol.com ESMTP mail_cia_aol-m05.8; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:11:28 -0500
EHLO <computername removed>
250-ciaaol-m05.mx.aol.com <IP removed>
250-AUTH=LOGIN PLAIN XAOL-UAS-MB 
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XAOL-UAS-MB 
250-STARTTLS
250-CHUNKING
250-BINARYMIME
250-X-AOL-FWD-BY-REF
250-X-AOL-OUTBOX-COPY
250 HELP
AUTH login TXlVc2VybmFtZQ==
501 INVALID SASL FORMAT OR LENGTH
MAIL FROM:<MyEmail@mydomain.com>
556 CLIENT AUTHENTICATION REQUIRED. USE ESMTP EHLO AND AUTH.