public ActionResult AddCoachRequest() { String result = "Coach permission has been requested."; DBAccessor dba = new DBAccessor(); // Add request to the DB string email = User.Identity.Name; Person requestee = dba.GetPersonInformation(email); if (requestee != null) { if (dba.AddNewRequest(requestee.ID, RequestType.COACH_PERMISSION)) { // Send email that a request was added try { // Form an email MailMessage newMessage = new MailMessage(); SmtpClient mailService = new SmtpClient(); //set the addresses newMessage.From = new MailAddress(AppConstants.EMAIL_ADMIN); newMessage.To.Add(AppConstants.EMAIL_ADMIN); //set the content newMessage.Subject = "Coach Permission Requested"; newMessage.Body = requestee.firstName + " " + requestee.lastName + " has requested coach access (email: " + requestee.email + ")."; //send the message mailService.UseDefaultCredentials = false; mailService.DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network; mailService.Host = AppConstants.EMAIL_SMTP_ADDRESS; mailService.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(AppConstants.EMAIL_SMTP_USERNAME, AppConstants.EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD); mailService.Send(newMessage); } catch (Exception) { result = "Error notifying the site administrator."; } } else { result = "Couldn't add a request to the database."; } } else { result = "Couldn't find the user in the database."; } return(Json( new { message = result }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet )); }