System.Net.Mail & sending emails with line breaks

Hi,

When a client sends an email via a web form (text entered in a asp:TextBox server control), the email received has no line breaks, and it is displayed in one line. This has bad impact on email readability... How can one overcome this probelm?

Thank you,

Alon

If you are sending mail text in simple text format then you have to use System.Environment.NewLine to move rest text in next line.

SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "1.0.0.127";
MailMessage mm = new MailMessage();
mm.From = "bill@.microsoft.com";
mm.To = "job@.apple.com";
mm.Subject = "";
mm.Body = "line 1" + System.Environment.NewLine + "line 2";

Hi,

Thank you for your reply.

I forgot to metion that the mail is sent in HTML format:

mailMessage.IsBodyHtml =true;

Am I supposed to parse the user's message (the text in the TextBox control), chck for CRLF (or is it \n) and replace it with System.Environment.NewLine? Isn't there some standard way to send the email, as i is in the text box (multiline text box. It looks like a text area)?

Thank you,

Alon

Here is the modified code for HTML formated body

mm.Body = "line 1" + "<br>" + "line 2";

Rest of the code will remain same.

But how can I know where line1 ends and line2 starts? All I have is a string I get form TextBox.Text. From this string I cannot deduce where did the user hit return - it's a "flat" string.

A word about he context of this: this web form is a "Contact Us" page. The TextBox is a multiline text box, which serves as a free text input field.

Thank you,

Alon

As what Firoz said, you have to use the "<br />"

You will use the following code to replace each line in your textbox to break

Replace(textbox1.text, vbCrLf,"<br />")

HTH
Regards

Oooops, now I understand. It works. I thank the both of you.

Alon