.NET Best Method to Send Email (System.Net.Mail has issues)

Question

This seems to be pretty straight forward. I need to send email from some ASP.NET applications. I need to do this consistently without strange errors and without CPU utilizat

Answer 1

I send most of my mail using a Sproc. I can even attach a file.

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[sendMail_With_CDOMessage]  
    @to VARCHAR(64), 
    @CC VARCHAR(1024)='',
    @BCC VARCHAR(1024)='',
    @subject VARCHAR(500)='', 
    @body VARCHAR(8000)='' ,
    @from VARCHAR(64),
    @filename VARCHAR(255)='',
    @priority INT = 0
AS  
BEGIN  
    SET NOCOUNT ON  

    DECLARE  
        @handle INT,  
        @return INT,  
        @s VARCHAR(64),  
        @sc VARCHAR(1024),  
        @up CHAR(27),   
        @server VARCHAR(255)  

    SET @s = '"http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/'  

    SELECT  
        @s = 'Configuration.Fields(' + @s,  
        @up = 'Configuration.Fields.Update',
        @server = 'smtp.yourdomain.com' 



    EXEC @return = sp_OACreate 'CDO.Message', @handle OUT  
    SET @sc = @s + 'sendusing").Value'  
    EXEC @return = sp_OASetProperty @handle, @sc, '2'  
    SET @sc = @s + 'smtpserver").Value'  
    EXEC @return = sp_OASetProperty @handle, @sc, @server  
    EXEC @return = sp_OAMethod @handle, @up, NULL  
    EXEC @return = sp_OASetProperty @handle, 'To', @to  
    EXEC @return = sp_OASetProperty @handle, 'CC', @CC 
    EXEC @return = sp_OASetProperty @handle, 'BCC', @BCC 
    EXEC @return = sp_OASetProperty @handle, 'From', @from  
    EXEC @return = sp_OASetProperty @handle, 'Subject', @subject  
    EXEC @return = sp_OASetProperty @handle, 'HTMLBody', @body    
    EXEC @return = sp_OASetProperty @handle, 'Priority', 'cdoHigh'  

    IF @filename IS NOT NULL  
        EXEC @return = sp_OAMethod @handle, 'AddAttachment', NULL, @filename  

    EXEC @return = sp_OAMethod @handle, 'Send', NULL  
    IF @return  0  
    BEGIN  
        PRINT 'Mail failed.'  
        IF @from IS NULL  
            PRINT 'From address undefined.'  
        ELSE  
            PRINT 'Check that server is valid.' 
    END 
    ELSE  
        PRINT 'Mail sent.'  

    EXEC @return = sp_OADestroy @handle  
END