SMTP throws exception

[Ed Chiu]

Hello,

I have an ASP page which was working fine and broke all of a sudden. It uses
SMTPMail to send out email, here is some code snippet:

mailObj.From = EmailFrom
mailObj.To = EMailTO
If (Len(Trim(EMailCc)) > 0) Then
mailObj.Cc = EMailCc
End If
mailObj.Subject = EmailSubject
mailObj.Body = EMailBody
mailObj.BodyFormat = MailFormat.Html
SmtpMail.Send(mailObj) 'Right now it always fails on this line.

The error message I got is:
External component has thrown an exception

I checked SmtpServer, It's working fine. I suspect there is something with
SMTP component installed in that machine, but I don't know how to reinstall
the component. Or is there anything else I should pay attention to ?

TIA

[Kevin Spencer]

> Or is there anything else I should pay attention to ?

Does the SMTP server allow relaying?

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

"Ed Chiu" <Ed****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hello,

I have an ASP page which was working fine and broke all of a sudden. It
uses
SMTPMail to send out email, here is some code snippet:

mailObj.From = EmailFrom
mailObj.To = EMailTO
If (Len(Trim(EMailCc)) > 0) Then
mailObj.Cc = EMailCc
End If
mailObj.Subject = EmailSubject
mailObj.Body = EMailBody
mailObj.BodyFormat = MailFormat.Html
SmtpMail.Send(mailObj) 'Right now it always fails on this
line.

The error message I got is:
External component has thrown an exception

I checked SmtpServer, It's working fine. I suspect there is something with
SMTP component installed in that machine, but I don't know how to
reinstall
the component. Or is there anything else I should pay attention to ?

TIA

[Mark Fitzpatrick]

In addition to what Kevin says, does the smtp server require authentication
in order to send?

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

"Ed Chiu" <Ed****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FE**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hello,

I have an ASP page which was working fine and broke all of a sudden. It
uses
SMTPMail to send out email, here is some code snippet:

mailObj.From = EmailFrom
mailObj.To = EMailTO
If (Len(Trim(EMailCc)) > 0) Then
mailObj.Cc = EMailCc
End If
mailObj.Subject = EmailSubject
mailObj.Body = EMailBody
mailObj.BodyFormat = MailFormat.Html
SmtpMail.Send(mailObj) 'Right now it always fails on this
line.

The error message I got is:
External component has thrown an exception

I checked SmtpServer, It's working fine. I suspect there is something with
SMTP component installed in that machine, but I don't know how to
reinstall
the component. Or is there anything else I should pay attention to ?

TIA

[Ed Chiu]

Yes. SMTP server allows relaying. In fact I have another server (the
production server) running the same codes as this one (development server)
which is working fine.

"Kevin Spencer" wrote:

Or is there anything else I should pay attention to ?

Does the SMTP server allow relaying?

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

"Ed Chiu" <Ed****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FE**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hello,

I have an ASP page which was working fine and broke all of a sudden. It
uses
SMTPMail to send out email, here is some code snippet:

mailObj.From = EmailFrom
mailObj.To = EMailTO
If (Len(Trim(EMailCc)) > 0) Then
mailObj.Cc = EMailCc
End If
mailObj.Subject = EmailSubject
mailObj.Body = EMailBody
mailObj.BodyFormat = MailFormat.Html
SmtpMail.Send(mailObj) 'Right now it always fails on this
line.

The error message I got is:
External component has thrown an exception

I checked SmtpServer, It's working fine. I suspect there is something with
SMTP component installed in that machine, but I don't know how to
reinstall
the component. Or is there anything else I should pay attention to ?

TIA