Send email failed - Smtp Exception

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Using the code at https://support.gearhost.com/entries/23715048-ASP-NET-form-to-email-example[^], I revised the code with a valid email address and
SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient("mail.myCompany.com");
When I run it it, got an InnerException: "The remote name could not be resolved: 'mail.myCompany.com'".
What was wrong I did? Thanks if you can help.

Posted 23-Oct-13 3:21am

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The remote name could not be resolved

In a command prompt, try to ping mail.mycompany.com and see if this name is correctly resolved by DNS.
Check also the DNS configuration of your machine.

Posted 23-Oct-13 3:27am

phil.o

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Member 10454592 · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-23T09:34:00

I re-checked and believed that the failure could be Firewall related. I used another piece of code sourced from http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/95857c70-5af4-4075-9f1e-14134fec7be6/open-default-email-program-outlook-for-example-when-pressing-a-link?forum=vblanguage[^]. This piece of code works well by launch our company's Outlook. Thanks to reviewers.