Sending an email from Azure App Service using SendGrid

Azure App Service Benjamin Perkins

A common question I get is, “why doesn’t my SMTP email code that I wrote for my other website not work on Azure Web App?” Additionally, I sometimes get this exception sent to me, “System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: Transaction failed. The server response was: #.#.# Service unavailable; Client host […] blocked using; Blocked”. I also wrote an article […]

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Web.config file is emptied when copying to WebDAV share

IIS Benjamin Perkins

When you configure a WebDAV site, it is not only accessible via the NET USE command to map the drive in Windows Explorer, it is also accessible via a browser. Because of this it is not safe to allow users or customers to upload web.config files that would possibly impact the availability, functionality or security […]

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Using TLS 1.2 with WCF

Security Cyber Benjamin Perkins

NOTE: Security is a very serious topic and you should always engage an IT security expert before deploying an application that needs to be secure. This article is intended to share my experience versus being an article to use as a guideline. With all the news about the different vulnerabilities like heartbleed and poodle, developers […]

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