.Net 8 Preview sending email exception

[CuteLeon]

Description

Met exception when sending email on .Net 8.

Reproduction Steps

using var mailMessage = new MailMessage();
mailMessage.From = new MailAddress("systems@xxxxxxx.com.cn", "FromName");
mailMessage.To.Add("receiver@xxxxxx.com.cn");
mailMessage.Subject = "Test Subject";
mailMessage.Body = "Test Body";

ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls12;
using var smtpClient = new SmtpClient("smtp.office365.com", 587);
smtpClient.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("systems@xxxxxx.com.cn", "Password");
smtpClient.DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network;
smtpClient.EnableSsl = true;
smtpClient.Timeout = 5000;
smtpClient.SendCompleted += (sender, e) =>
{
    Console.WriteLine(e.Error?.Message ?? string.Empty);
};
await smtpClient.SendMailAsync(mailMessage);

Console.ReadLine();

Expected behavior

Send email successfully.

Actual behavior

Exception thrown from await smtpClient.SendMailAsync(mailMessage);

System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: 'The server returned an invalid response to the EHLO command.'

Regression?

No response

Known Workarounds

No response

Configuration

No response

Other information

Same code works well on .Net 7 and .Net 6, but never work on .Net 8.

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Issue Details

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Description

Met exception when sending email on .Net 8.

Reproduction Steps

using var mailMessage = new MailMessage();
mailMessage.From = new MailAddress("systems@xxxxxxx.com.cn", "FromName");
mailMessage.To.Add("receiver@xxxxxx.com.cn");
mailMessage.Subject = "Test Subject";
mailMessage.Body = "Test Body";

ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls12;
using var smtpClient = new SmtpClient("smtp.office365.com", 587);
smtpClient.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("systems@xxxxxx.com.cn", "Password");
smtpClient.DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network;
smtpClient.EnableSsl = true;
smtpClient.Timeout = 5000;
smtpClient.SendCompleted += (sender, e) =>
{
    Console.WriteLine(e.Error?.Message ?? string.Empty);
};
await smtpClient.SendMailAsync(mailMessage);

Console.ReadLine();

Expected behavior

Exception thrown from await smtpClient.SendMailAsync(mailMessage);

System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: 'The server returned an invalid response to the EHLO command.'

Actual behavior

Exception thrown from await smtpClient.SendMailAsync(mailMessage);

System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: 'The server returned an invalid response to the EHLO command.'

Regression?

No response

Known Workarounds

No response

Configuration

No response

Other information

Same code works well on .Net 7 and .Net 6, but never work on .Net 8.

Author:	CuteLeon
Assignees:	-
Labels:	area-System.Net
Milestone:	-

[MihaZupan]

I can reproduce the issue - I'm able to send mail with the provided repro on 6.0 and 7.0, but hit the exception on 8.0.

[F1schk0pp]

Same here. In .NET 6.0 and 7.0 it works but with 8.0 i got the same exception.

[devFrame]

getting an EHLO from the other side too :)

[CuteLeon]

Hi @MihaZupan, is there any progress or plan on this issue?

[ManickaP]

@CuteLeon I'm looking at the issue, I was able to reproduce as well. I'll let you know here when I find out the root cause.

[CuteLeon]

@CuteLeon I'm looking at the issue, I was able to reproduce as well. I'll let you know here when I find out the root cause.

That's fantastic and thank you very much.