Is it possible to reset the ServicePointManager?

Question

I am attempting to following the code similar to the one given at How does System.Net.Mail.SMTPClient do its local IP binding I am using Windows 7 and .Net 4.0 on a machine with

Answer 1

I ran into a similar problem and wanted to reset ServicePointManager and changing certs for different outcomes of tests. The way that worked for me was to set MaxServicePointIdleTime to a low value, which would effectively reset it.

ServicePointManager.MaxServicePointIdleTime = 1;