SecurityException: Request for the permission of type 'System.Net.Mail.SmtpPermission'

Question

This is one of those \'works locally, doesn\'t work on the server\' posts.

I have a simple contact form that sends an email. On the server, I get the following excep

Answer 1

I had a similar problem I simply added the following code in the Web.config file and it worked for me

<configuration>
  <system.web>
    .....
    <trust level="Full" originUrl=""/>
  </system.web>
</configuration>

I was facing this issue on my Shared Hosting Server. The error was coming up while trying to create an object of SMTP client and then assigning it a port number. Increasing trust level worked pretty well for me. I just elaborated details to make sure it helps some one else too. really appreciate the solution ! As I was unable to comment hence just thanked here the original author.

Answer 2

A low security level doesn't allow you to specify the smtp port. Default is port 25. Although my ISP specifies port 587, I can use port 25 and it works fine.