Using SmtpClient to send an email from Gmail

Question

I\'m trying to connect to my Gmail account through SmtpClient but it seems to not work as should. I specify port 465, enable SSL and define everything, but it t

Answer 1

You need to allow "less secure apps":

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255

Code:

try
{
    new SmtpClient
    {
        Host = "Smtp.Gmail.com",
        Port = 587,
        EnableSsl = true,
        Timeout = 10000,
        DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network,
        UseDefaultCredentials = false,
        Credentials = new NetworkCredential("MyMail@Gmail.com", "MyPassword")
    }.Send(new MailMessage {From = new MailAddress("MyMail@Gmail.com", "MyName"), To = {"TheirMail@Mail.com"}, Subject = "Subject", Body = "Message", BodyEncoding = Encoding.UTF8});
    erroremail.Text = "Email has been sent successfully.";
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    erroremail.Text = "ERROR: " + ex.Message;
}