How to use client's internet to send email from web application?

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Hi I have been added a feature to my web application to send email. for that, my IIS server must be connected to internet.
How can i send email form the web application asp pages using the clients internet?
Is it possible?

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how to use client's internet to send email from an web application

Posted 26-Apr-16 2:00am

Sara NA

Updated 26-Apr-16 2:16am

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2016-04-26T02:16:00

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From the server it isn't possible.

You have to send the email from the client-side code, which in most cases is just going to be a "mailto:" link. This will launch the users installed email client they'll use to send the email.

Posted 26-Apr-16 2:16am

Dave Kreskowiak

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Sara NA 1-May-16 3:51am

so you mean that i have to have an other client side application on clients system and launch the application to send and receive email?

Dave Kreskowiak 1-May-16 11:10am

If your server doesn't have access to the internet, yes.

Sara NA 2-May-16 2:03am

thanks