public static void sendMessage(string email) { MailMessage message = new MailMessage(); message = new MailMessage(); message.To.Add(email); message.Subject = "Notification of completed crawl"; message.From = new MailAddress("*****@*****.**"); SmtpClient smtp = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com",587); smtp.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(ConfigReader.ReadUserNameString(), ConfigReader.ReadPasswordString());//"*****@*****.**","passwordpass"); smtp.EnableSsl = true; message.Body = "A crawl has completed --Crawler"; if (smtp.Equals(null)) { Console.Out.WriteLine("Something is wrong with the smtp"); }else { smtp.Send(message); } }