Here is small function which will allow you to send the emails
programatically using any SMTP server or you can also use the Google
SMTP server if you have a GMAIL account.
Function SendMail(ByVal strFrom As String, ByVal strTo As String, ByVal
strSubject As String, ByVal strBody As String) As Boolean
Dim mailmsg As New System.Net.Mail.MailMessage()
mailmsg.From = New MailAddress(strFrom)
mailmsg.To.Add(strTo)
mailmsg.Subject = strSubject
mailmsg.IsBodyHtml = True
mailmsg.Body = strBody
mailmsg.Priority = System.Net.Mail.MailPriority.Normal
Dim client As New System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient()
client.Host = “smtp.gmail.com”
client.Port = “587”
client.Credentials = New System.Net.NetworkCredential(“youremailid@gmail.com“, “Yourpassword“)
‘ client.EnableSsl = True
Dim userstate As Object = mailmsg
client.Send(mailmsg)
Return True
End Function
Replace the email id and the password with your own gmail id and your gmail password