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.

What to Do If You Did Not Received an Email

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 December 2012 12:13 Written by Naveed Ashraf Thursday, 20 December 2012 12:13

Your contact phoned you that he/she sent you an email but you did not received that email. The reasons could be various. Like traditional postal system, email messaging system also relies on all parts of the delivery network (SMTP) working together. If the E-mail Server of sender is temporary unavailable (while accepting message from sender), or not setup a resend configuration of E-mails; will result in a delay. Sometimes a simple typo mistake in an email address causes such problem. If E-mail server at Arvixe receive the mail but unable to accept delivery of the email, the E-mail server will simple reply to sender about this and send a non-delivery report (NDR) detailing reason about this rejection, also containing an error code. However you need to check below to resolve the most common causes.

How to Manually Configure Your Email Account on Your Android Phone

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:36 Written by Arian Jahansouz Sunday, 6 May 2012 02:49

Many people who have Android phones wish to access their emails at any time while on the go. However, manually configuring an email account is often tricky. This article will give you a step by step guide on how to manually configure your email account on your Android phone.

The hardest part of configuring your email account manually is knowing what information you need to enter. Once you have the information, configuring the rest of your account is very easy! Therefore, before we begin, let’s figure out what information we need!

Email address: the email address for the account that you are trying to set up
Password: the password for the email address that you are setting up
Server name: mail.YourDomain.com (ex: mail.Arvixe.com) If mail.YourDomain.com doesn’t work, you will find this information in your webmail login under Settings then Email Accounts.
Incoming and Outgoing Server Ports: For the incoming server, this may be 143. For the outgoing server, this may be 25. If port 143 or 25 does not work, you can easily find this information in your webmail login under Settings then Email Accounts.

Now that we have the information ready, let’s set up the email account on your Android phone!

1) Go to Settings

How to Manually Configure Your Email Account on Your iPhone

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:36 Written by Arian Jahansouz Sunday, 6 May 2012 02:49

Many people who have an iPhone wish to access their emails at any time while on the go. However, manually configuring an email account is often tricky. This article will give you a step by step guide on how to manually configure your email account on your iPhone (running iOS 4 or higher).

The hardest part of configuring your email account manually is knowing what information you need to enter. Once you have the information, configuring the rest of your account is very easy! Therefore, before we begin, let’s figure out what information we need!

Email address: the email address for the account that you are trying to set up
Password: the password for the email address that you are setting up
Server name: mail.YourDomain.com (ex: mail.Arvixe.com) If mail.YourDomain.com doesn’t work, you will find this information in your webmail login under Settings then Email Accounts.

Now that we have the information ready, let’s set up the email account on your iPhone!

1) From your home screen, tap the Settings icon

Auto Configure Email Client for Your Email Address

Last Updated on Sunday, 30 January 2011 01:39 Written by Naveed Ashraf Friday, 21 January 2011 11:10

Applied on: cPanel Hosted Email Account

Many people manually create their email accounts in a POP/IMAP client. This requires that they know each setting parameter to configure their email client (like MS Outlook). If they miss a single parameter, the email client will be unable to acces the email server.