Retrieving default MOSS SMTP server info (thanks Donabel)

So, here is another interesting nugget of entertainment …. this time the idea was given to me by Donabel.

If you ever wondered – “can i get a hold of all that information and settings that sharepoint holds” – the answer is yes … sharepoint exposes object model that allows you to retrieve some of it’s settings entered by admins(for instance) while setting up the portal.

As an example – here I will post a method (contributed by Donabel) that allows you to get default SMTP server name – so that you can use it in your application and not expose redundant settings and properties that someone has to fill in …

private string GetSmtpServer()
{
SPWebApplicationCollection spWebApplicationCollection = SPWebService.ContentService.WebApplications;
SPOutboundMailServiceInstance smtpServer = new SPOutboundMailServiceInstance();

if (spWebApplicationCollection != null)
 {
  foreach (SPWebApplication spWebApplication in spWebApplicationCollection)
   {
    smtpServer = spWebApplication.OutboundMailServiceInstance;
    return smtpServer.Server.Address;
   }

 }

return string.Empty;
}