emails are not going through

[DoubleV]

I am trying to submit a form using this code (I only need to send it plain text)

  Dim mailObj as new MailMessage
  mailObj.From = "email@blah"
  mailObj.To = "email@blah"
  mailObj.Body = "this is a test"
  mailObj.Subject = "Website Enquiry"
  SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "localhost"
  SmtpMail.Send(mailObj)

but never receive the email. I have downloaded a code sample from asp101.com and don't see a difference. am I blind?

also, I submitted a test email that asp101.com shows (

http://asp101.com/samples/email_aspx.asp),

but never got it either (I also checked the junk folder). so is it something about my host's settings? I mean, it's really strange that when a form is submitted online and an email is generated, it won't go through (even the one on asp101.com), but if I send the email out using Outlook, it will.

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[ca8msm]

Have you installed an SMTP server on your local machine?


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[DoubleV]

don't have one on my machine.
I have changed the recipient address to a hotmail box and it was there in an instant. so that really makes me think something is up with the hosting company. i went and tested another form that we had live and it is not working either. that file had not been changed for months.
i'm off to call the host, I guess. The code must be correct because it does get sent to hotmail.

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