Accessing web.config file Mail Settings programmatically in asp.net Or How to programmatically retrieve smtp server details from web.config Or Accessing config file Mail Settings programmatically

Step 1:- web.config

  <system.net>

    <mailSettings>

      <smtp>

        <network host="192.168.1.53" port="28" userName="alert@gmail.com" password="password"/>

      </smtp>

    </mailSettings>

  </system.net>

Step 2:- Read mail settings programmatically

Configuration configuration = WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(HttpContext.Current.Request.ApplicationPath);

MailSettingsSectionGroup mailSettingsSectionGroup = configuration.GetSectionGroup("system.net/mailSettings") as MailSettingsSectionGroup;

            if (mailSettingsSectionGroup != null)

            {

                string host = mailSettingsSectionGroup.Smtp.Network.Host;

                int port = mailSettingsSectionGroup.Smtp.Network.Port;

                string username = mailSettingsSectionGroup.Smtp.Network.UserName;

                string password = mailSettingsSectionGroup.Smtp.Network.Password;

           

            }

 

OR

 

Configuration configuration = WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("~/web.config");

MailSettingsSectionGroup mailSettingsSectionGroup = configuration.GetSectionGroup("system.net/mailSettings") as MailSettingsSectionGroup;

            if (mailSettingsSectionGroup != null)

            {

                string host = mailSettingsSectionGroup.Smtp.Network.Host;

                int port = mailSettingsSectionGroup.Smtp.Network.Port;

                string username = mailSettingsSectionGroup.Smtp.Network.UserName;

                string password = mailSettingsSectionGroup.Smtp.Network.Password;

            }

OR

 

SmtpSection smtpSection = (SmtpSection)ConfigurationManager.GetSection("system.net/mailSettings/smtp");

            if (smtpSection != null)

            {

                string host = smtpSection.Network.Host;

                int port = smtpSection.Network.Port;

                string username = smtpSection.Network.UserName;

                string password = smtpSection.Network.Password;

            }