How to read system.net/mailSettings/smtp from Web.config

Question

This is my web.config mail settings:

Answer 1

By using the configuration, the following line:

var smtp = new System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient();

Will use the configured values - you don't need to access and assign them again.

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As for the null values - you are trying accessing the configuration values incorrectly. You are just creating an empty SmtpSection instead of reading it from configuration.

var smtpSection = (SmtpSection)ConfigurationManager.GetSection("<the section name>");
var credentials == smtpSection.Network;