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MimeKit

SmtpCommandExceptionErrorCode Property

Gets the error code which may provide additional information.

Namespace: MailKit.Net.Smtp
Assembly: MailKit (in MailKit.dll) Version: 4.3.0
Syntax
C#
public SmtpErrorCode ErrorCode { get; }

Property Value

SmtpErrorCode
The status code.
Remarks
The error code can be used to programatically deal with the exception without necessarily needing to display the raw exception message to the user.
Example
C#
public static void SendMessage (MimeMessage message)
{
    using (var client = new SmtpClient ()) {
        try {
            client.Connect ("smtp.gmail.com", 465, SecureSocketOptions.SslOnConnect);
        } catch (SmtpCommandException ex) {
            Console.WriteLine ("Error trying to connect: {0}", ex.Message);
            Console.WriteLine ("\tStatusCode: {0}", ex.StatusCode);
            return;
        } catch (SmtpProtocolException ex) {
            Console.WriteLine ("Protocol error while trying to connect: {0}", ex.Message);
            return;
        }

        // Note: Not all SMTP servers support authentication, but GMail does.
        if (client.Capabilities.HasFlag (SmtpCapabilities.Authentication)) {
            try {
                client.Authenticate ("username", "password");
            } catch (AuthenticationException ex) {
                Console.WriteLine ("Invalid user name or password.");
                return;
            } catch (SmtpCommandException ex) {
                Console.WriteLine ("Error trying to authenticate: {0}", ex.Message);
                Console.WriteLine ("\tStatusCode: {0}", ex.StatusCode);
                return;
            } catch (SmtpProtocolException ex) {
                Console.WriteLine ("Protocol error while trying to authenticate: {0}", ex.Message);
                return;
            }
        }

        try {
            client.Send (message);
        } catch (SmtpCommandException ex) {
            Console.WriteLine ("Error sending message: {0}", ex.Message);
            Console.WriteLine ("\tStatusCode: {0}", ex.StatusCode);

            switch (ex.ErrorCode) {
            case SmtpErrorCode.RecipientNotAccepted:
                Console.WriteLine ("\tRecipient not accepted: {0}", ex.Mailbox);
                break;
            case SmtpErrorCode.SenderNotAccepted:
                Console.WriteLine ("\tSender not accepted: {0}", ex.Mailbox);
                break;
            case SmtpErrorCode.MessageNotAccepted:
                Console.WriteLine ("\tMessage not accepted.");
                break;
            }
        } catch (SmtpProtocolException ex) {
            Console.WriteLine ("Protocol error while sending message: {0}", ex.Message);
        }

        client.Disconnect (true);
    }
}
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