EmailMessage.Parse Method (String, Encoding)

Parses a RFC2822 formatted message sting into an EmailMessage

Parameters

contents

A string of contents formatted as a Mime/Email message that conforms to the RFC 2822 standard.

encoding

The Encoding used to read the string.

Remarks

The RFC 2822 format is the standard format found in email messages. The text is basically formatted with email headers, a blank line, and then a body.

Example

[C#]
            //load an email message from the filesystem
            string path = "c:\\temp\\sample.eml";
            StreamReader sr = new StreamReader( path );
            string contents = sr.ReadToEnd();
            sr.Close();
            
            EmailMessage msg = EmailMessage.Parse( contents, Encoding.UTF8   );
            
            //set the server	
            msg.Server = "mail.myCompany.com";
            
            //send
            msg.Send();
            

[VB.NET]
             'load an email message from the filesystem
            Dim path As String = "c:\temp\sample.eml"
            Dim sr As New StreamReader(path)
            Dim contents As String = sr.ReadToEnd()
            sr.Close()
            
            Dim msg As EmailMessage = EmailMessage.Parse(contents, Encoding.UTF8 )
            
            'set the server	
            msg.Server = "mail.myCompany.com"
            
            'send
            msg.Send()
            
            

See Also

EmailMessage Class | aspNetEmail Namespace | EmailMessage.Parse Overload List