Hi, Dave,
In trying to get the answers to your questions, I seem to have fixed
the problem, although I admit I'm not entirely certain how.
I *believe* the problem I had was that my machine wasn't in a default
domain (under System --> Computer Name --> Network ID). After taking
care of that, emails seem to work now. I never had to point my SMTP
service to AOL's SMTP server. I guess it just knows.
Thanks for your response,
Steve Thurston
"Hermit Dave" <hermitd.REMOVE@CAPS.AND.DOTS.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<u9PTzGg3DHA.2144@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...[color=blue]
> do you have iis smtp server installed ? if yes have you configured it to
> relay the messages to aol's smtp server ? or say yahoo's smtp server ?
> you need to configure the relay or set up your own domains smtp before you
> can use localhost...
>
> --
> Regards,
> HD
> Once a Geek.... Always a Geek
> "Steve Thurston" <SThurs4415@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:aaf00564.0401181211.589baae6@posting.google.c om...[color=green]
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm attempting to send emails for the first time using ASP.NET, so I'm
> > hoping there's just a beginner's error going on here for me. But my
> > emails aren't reaching their destination, and I don't know why.
> >
> > My "development" machine is just my home machine. I'm connected to
> > the Internet via an AOL dialup connection.
> >
> > I am running on XP Pro and my IIS server is (apparently) configured
> > correctly to allow my home machine to send emails:
> > IP Address: (All Unassigned)
> > Relay restrictions: All except the list below (list is blank)
> >
> > (I don't leave that relay restrictions on that setting, since that
> > apparently exposes my server to spammer hijacking.)
> >
> > My test webpage reports that the email is sent. My antivirus software
> > would seem to confirm this, since it scans it as it's being sent.
> >
> > And yet it never reaches it's destination. I've tried to send it to
> > an AOL account and a Yahoo account, with no luck.
> >
> > Does AOL block this sort of thing? Or can anyone think why this is
> > happening, or what I can investigate to find out more information?
> >
> > My ASP.NET code is as follows:
> >
> > <%@ page language="vb" %>
> >
> > <%@ import namespace="System.Web.Mail" %>
> >
> > <script runat="server">
> > sub Page_Load()
> > Dim objEmail as New MailMessage()
> > objEmail.To = "(My AOL account)"
> > objEmail.From = "(My real website account)"
> > objEmail.Subject = "Test E-mail"
> > objEmail.Body = "This is a test!"
> >
> > SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "localhost"
> >
> > try
> > SmtpMail.Send(objEmail)
> > outError.innerHTML = "<u><b>Email sent.</b></u>"
> > catch objError as Exception
> > ' Display error details
> > outError.innerHTML = "<u><b>Error while trying to mail
> > message</b></u><br>"
> > outError.innerHTML += objError.Message & "<br>"
> > outError.innerHTML += "<b>Error reported by:</b> " &
> > objError.Source
> > end try
> > end sub
> > </script>
> >
> > <html>
> >
> > <body>
> >
> > <form id="theForm" runat="server">
> > <div id="OutError" runat="server" />
> > </form>
> >
> > </body>
> >
> > </html>[/color][/color]
