Sending eMail using SmtpClient class

This sample code demonstrates how to send an email using the System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient class.

private bool sendMail(string strToAddress, string strFromAddress, string strSubject, string strBody)
{
// new instance of MailMessage
MailMessage mailMessage = new MailMessage();

// Sender Address
mailMessage.From = new MailAddress(strFromAddress);

// Recepient Address
mailMessage.To.Add(new MailAddress(strToAddress));

// Subject
mailMessage.Subject = strSubject;

// Body
mailMessage.Body = strBody;

// format of mail message
mailMessage.IsBodyHtml = true;

// new instance of Smtpclient
SmtpClient mailSmtpClient = new SmtpClient("smtpServer");

// mail sent
mailSmtpClient.Send(mailMessage);
}