I am getting an error when trying to send an e-mail through my web service. I have tried enabling access to less secure apps disabling 2-step verification and logging into the account via a web browser. None of the solutions on SO have worked for me. I am still getting:
Error: System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.5.1 Authentication Required.
What can I do to fix this issue?
namespace EmailService
{
public class Service1 : IService1
{
public string SendEmail(string inputEmail, string subject, string body)
{
string returnString = "";
try
{
MailMessage email = new MailMessage();
SmtpClient smtp = new SmtpClient();
smtp.Host = "smtp.gmail.com";
// set up the Gmail server
smtp.EnableSsl = true;
smtp.Port = 587;
smtp.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("[email protected]", "mypassword");
smtp.DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network;
smtp.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
// draft the email
MailAddress fromAddress = new MailAddress("[email protected]");
email.From = fromAddress;
email.To.Add(inputEmail);
email.Subject = body;
email.Body = body;
smtp.Send(email);
returnString = "Success! Please check your e-mail.";
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
returnString = "Error: " + ex.ToString();
}
return returnString;
}
}
}
Just Go here : Less secure apps , Log on using your Email and Password which use for sending mail in your c# code , and choose Turn On
.
Also please go to this link and click on Continue Allow access to your Google account
also I edit it little bit :
public string sendit(string ReciverMail)
{
MailMessage msg = new MailMessage();
msg.From = new MailAddress("[email protected]");
msg.To.Add(ReciverMail);
msg.Subject = "Hello world! " + DateTime.Now.ToString();
msg.Body = "hi to you ... :)";
SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient();
client.UseDefaultCredentials = true;
client.Host = "smtp.gmail.com";
client.Port = 587;
client.EnableSsl = true;
client.DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network;
client.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("[email protected]", "YourPassword");
client.Timeout = 20000;
try
{
client.Send(msg);
return "Mail has been successfully sent!";
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return "Fail Has error" + ex.Message;
}
finally
{
msg.Dispose();
}
}
If the above code don't work , try to change it like the following code :
SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient();
client.Host = "smtp.gmail.com";
client.Port = 587;
client.EnableSsl = true;
client.DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network;
client.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
client.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("[email protected]", "YourPassword");