ProtocolException Class

The exception that is thrown when there is a protocol error.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  SystemException
    MailKitProtocolException
      MailKit.Net.ImapImapProtocolException
      MailKit.Net.Pop3Pop3ProtocolException
      MailKit.Net.ProxyProxyProtocolException
      MailKit.Net.SmtpSmtpProtocolException

Namespace: MailKit
Assembly: MailKit (in MailKit.dll) Version: 4.3.0

Syntax

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[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class ProtocolException : Exception

The ProtocolException type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ProtocolException	Initializes a new instance of the ProtocolException class.
	ProtocolException(String)	Initializes a new instance of the ProtocolException class.
	ProtocolException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)	Initializes a new instance of the ProtocolException class.
	ProtocolException(String, Exception)	Initializes a new instance of the ProtocolException class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Data	(Inherited from Exception)
	HelpLink	(Inherited from Exception)
	HResult	(Inherited from Exception)
	InnerException	(Inherited from Exception)
	Message	(Inherited from Exception)
	Source	(Inherited from Exception)
	StackTrace	(Inherited from Exception)
	TargetSite	(Inherited from Exception)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	(Inherited from Object)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object)
	GetBaseException	(Inherited from Exception)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object)
	GetObjectData	(Inherited from Exception)
	GetType	(Inherited from Exception)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object)
	ToString	(Inherited from Exception)

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Events

	Name	Description
	SerializeObjectState	(Inherited from Exception)

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Remarks

A ProtocolException can be thrown by any of the various client methods in MailKit.

Since many protocol exceptions are fatal, it is important to check whether or not the client is still connected using the IsConnected property when this exception is thrown.

Reference

MailKit Namespace