How to enable SSL for SmtpClient in Web.config

Question

Is there a way to set the EnableSSL from the web.config?

I could set this property in code, but that wouldn\'t work for the Simple Mail Web Event and other classes t

Answer 1

I think there's a bug in the MailSettingsSectionGroup. See below code:

Configuration configurationFile = WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("~/web.config");
var mailSettings = configurationFile.GetSectionGroup("system.net/mailSettings") as MailSettingsSectionGroup;

_smtpClient.Host = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Host;
_smtpClient.Port = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Port;
_smtpClient.EnableSsl = mailSettings.Smtp.Network.**EnableSsl**;
_smtpClient.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential(mailSettings.Smtp.Network.UserName, mailSettings.Smtp.Network.Password);
_smtpClient.UseDefaultCredentials = false;

It seems that EnableSsl does not exist as a property under Network because when I run and debug this, I can see the value, but can't compile the code due to missing ExtensionMethod.