C# SMTP email sending code fails for Yahoo Mail but works fine for other servers, can anyone help?

Question

I am using this code to send an SMTP email via the yahoo SMTP server, it is for a personal project I am writing.

using System.Net.Mail;
using System.Net;

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Answer 1

using System.Net.Mail;
using System.Net;

public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
    public MainWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void btn_Send_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        MailMessage oMail = new MailMessage(new MailAddress("username@yahoo.com"), new MailAddress("username@yahoo.com"));
        SmtpClient oSmtp = new SmtpClient();
        oSmtp.Host = "smtp.mail.yahoo.com";
        oSmtp.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("username", "password");
        oSmtp.EnableSsl = false;
        oSmtp.Port = 587;
        oSmtp.Send(oMail);
    }
}