HTML format mail in Asp.net

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Hi I have used the code below to send the html formatted email

C#

MailMessage message = new MailMessage();
            message.From = new MailAddress("mymail@gmail.com");
            message.To.Add(new MailAddress("anyone@gmail.com"));
            message.Subject = "test mail";
            string msg;
            msg = "<b>Hi</b> "+ "George" + "<br /><b>Hw r u</b> ";
            message.Body = msg;
            SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient();
            client.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("mymail@gmail.com", "xxxxxxx");
            client.Port = 587;
            client.Host = "smtp.gmail.com";
            client.EnableSsl = true;
            client.Send(message);

BUT the problem is when i the message recieved it delievered as it is:

<b>Hi</b>George<br /><b>Hw r u/b>

please help me with the above code

Posted 30-Jan-11 3:00am

Sunil Tarwara

Updated 30-Jan-11 3:13am

Kristian Sixhøj

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Kristian Sixhøj · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-30T03:18:00

Solution 1

I'm guessing you would have to set the MailMessage.IsBodyHtml Property[^] to true, in order to let the mail client know that the message should be displayed as HTML instead of raw text.

C#

message.IsBodyHtml = true;

I'm not sure if this solves the problem, but give it a try.

Posted 30-Jan-11 3:18am

Kristian Sixhøj

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[no name] 30-Jan-11 9:21am

same prob bro :)

[no name] 30-Jan-11 9:24am

Yes bro that was missing. Had sum confusion thax a lot

Kristian Sixhøj 30-Jan-11 9:32am

You're welcome :)

Abhinav S 30-Jan-11 12:34pm

Good answer.

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