HTML markup in mail

Question

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (check() == true)  // True: sends mail
    {
        try
        {
            // Mailmessage wordt gedeclareerd (hiermee kan je mails sturen)
            MailMessage mail = new MailMessage(); 
            // SMTP server van GMAIL wordt hier aangegeven
            SmtpClient smtpali = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com");                

            mail.From = new MailAddress("xxxxxx@gmail.com");
            mail.To.Add("xxxxxx@gmail.com");
            mail.Subject = "Test Mail";
            mail.Body = "Beste gebruiker";
            smtpali.Port = 587;
            smtpali.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("user", "xxxxxxx");
            smtpali.EnableSsl = true;
            smtpali.Send(mail);
            MessageBox.Show("Mail is verzonden!");
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
        }
    }
    else
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Verkeerde combinatie!");
    }
}

Hello everyone. I've created a login system in C# and just finished the "resend password" form. This form sends a mail to the user with his password (plain and simple). I was wondering, what way can I use HTML markup in the body:

mail.Body = "content here"

I tried using:

mail.Body = "<h1>content here</h1>"

...et cetera but that is ofcourse plain text. Any suggestions for my case?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 27 '13 at 15:27

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Set MailMessage.IsBodyHtml to true.

mail.IsBodyHtml = true;

answered Mar 27 '13 at 15:27

jrummell

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Thanks, did the trick! Sorry for asking an easy question. – David Asssad Mar 27 '13 at 15:39

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 27 '13 at 15:27

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You should set IsBodyHtml to true for this to work.

answered Mar 27 '13 at 15:27

Efran Cobisi

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 27 '13 at 15:30

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Try using mail.IsBodyHtml = true; in your code

answered Mar 27 '13 at 15:30

Olivier Picault

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HTML markup in mail

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