How to Send Emails Using a Template in ASP.net

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 February 2013 02:41 Written by David Bauernschmidt Tuesday, 5 March 2013 12:00

Over the years sending email in asp.net has gotten easier and easier but the requirements have gotten more complex. I want to show you how to using the system.net.mail reference to send emails using templates. I have a client that wants someone to fill out their information and have all that data placed into an email and sent to them. By taking advantage of email templates inside of asp.net this becomes a lot easier to manage. I could just create an html page and highlight everything between the body tags and use that to build a very large string and use that to replace text and to send it. There are a couple of problems with this choice.

Test Email Delivery Methods in web.config Using ASP.net

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 January 2013 11:18 Written by David Bauernschmidt Tuesday, 8 January 2013 12:00

Among the most common items in a web site is the implementation of email.  There are many ways of implementing email from a web site.  You can use a multitude of technologies to accomplish this.  This article is not to discuss different methods but to look at one method which is asp.net.  You could just set the settings (server, login, password, etc) in code and use the standard SMTP code that so many sites put together, however; I have found this to be cumbersome when you are deploying the site to production.  Furthermore; after you publish to production any further testing will mingle the production emails among the testing emails.  So what can you do to make this an easier transition?  If you are familiar with VS 2012 transformation then you can see where I am going.  If not then be prepared to learn something new today.

How to Install YetAnotherForum.NET From Your WebsitePanel Using Microsoft Web App Gallery

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 March 2011 01:21 Written by Arian Jahansouz Thursday, 17 March 2011 01:21

This article will give you a step by step guide on how to install YetAnotherForum.NET from your WebsitePanel. Sign into your WebsitePanel and follow these steps:

1) Click Domains