send email using background thread

Question

I would like to create a background thread and send out real time email alerts to users. and this should happen in server

Suraj Sahoo · Answer

Hello Neeraj I had a similar requirement in .NET application for which I followed Pick up Directory it is a very nice procedure to follow. In this you create an email file in .eml format and save in a folder. Then you need a server which will pick up from the directory folder or even IIS directory and push the mail using SMTP settings. Please follow the below links I am sure these will help: http://www.singular.co.nz/2007/11/using-an-smtp-pickup-directory-delivery-method-for-asp-net-development/ http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/9169/System-Web-Mail-and-the-pickup-directory If in case you want to make the execution faster and just send the emails in the back groud then Parallel.Foreach will work out for you. This will work asynchronously and send email using a background thread. If you want to fire email based on time then you need to create a scheduler/service that will be configured to the Task manager(Windows) and that will run the service at specified times. Thanks. Accept if helps anyway.