How to send automated emails with attachments from Windows Phone apps

Step1: Download the LiveMailMesage tool (note that it comes with a FREE trial) and add references to your Windows Phone application project.

Step2: Create a new LiveMailMesage object:

LiveMailMessage mailMessage = new LiveMailMessage();

Step3: Set a Live/Hotmail account needed to connect to Microsoft Live SMTP mail server:

mailMessage.MicrosoftAccountEmail = myMicrosoftAccountEmail ; mailMessage.MicrosoftAccountPassword = myMicrosoftAccountPassword;

Step4: Set some mail data:

mailMessage.To = myTo; mailMessage.Subject = mySubject; mailMessage.Body = myBody; //accepts text or HTML

Step5:  Add some attachments (max attach limit size currently is 50MB) , note that you can also use different  resources or a IsolatedStorage path:

mailMessage.AddAttachment("\resources\file.jpg"); mailMessage.AddAttachment("\rex\file.wav"); mailMessage.AddAttachment("\myFolder\file.mp3"); mailMessage.AddAttachment("\downloads\file.mp4");

Step6: Set message event handlers (send operation is asyncronous and not UI blocking)

mailMessage.Error +=  mailMessage_Error; mailMessage.MailSent += mailMessage_MailSent; mailMessage.Progress += mailMessage_Progress;

Step7:  Send email (async, runs on a separated thread) :

mailMessage.SendMail();