Error using smtp client

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hi.. M a junoir developer..!
i am using following settings for sending email using my yahoo email a/c.. but I am getting time out error when I send mail..

C#

SmtpClient emailClient = new SmtpClient("smtp.mail.yahoo.com", 465);
emailClient.EnableSsl = true;
emailClient.Credentials = ("xyz@yahoo.com","*******");
emailClient.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
mail.To.Add("abc@yahoo.com");
mail.Body =Message_Body.Text;
mail.Subject = Email_Subject.Text;
MailAddress address = new MailAddress("xyz@yahoo.com");
mail.From = address;
emailClient.Send(mail);

Pls guide me thanx..

Posted 6-Jun-13 2:54am

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Updated 6-Jun-13 3:09am

Prasad Khandekar

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bbirajdar 6-Jun-13 8:57am

Oh... Thats sad

Prasad Khandekar 6-Jun-13 9:08am

Hello,

As per MS documentation(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.mail.smtpclient.enablessl.aspx) SSL SMTP over 465 is not supported. try using Security Library from http://www.mentalis.org.

Regards,

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Prasad Khandekar · Answer 1 · 2013-06-06T03:13:00

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Hello,

As per MS documentation SSL SMTP over port 465 is not supported. try using Security Library from Mentalis.org.
here is an another blog post related to Explicit SSL support by SmtpClient..

Regards,

Posted 6-Jun-13 3:13am