CSharp Send Email

using System.Net.Mail;

namespace EmailExample
{
    public class Email
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Uses Gmail to send an email
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="recipient">The email address the message will be sent to</param>
        /// <param name="subject">The subject of the email</param>
        /// <param name="text">The body of the email</param>
        /// <returns>Flag if email was sent successfully or not</returns>
        public static bool SendEmail(string recipient, string subject, string text)
        {
            try
            {
                MailMessage mail = new MailMessage();
                SmtpClient SmtpServer = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com");
                // Use your actual email address
                mail.From = new MailAddress("<your_email_address@gmail.com>");
                mail.To.Add(recipient);
                mail.Subject = subject;
                mail.Body = text;
                SmtpServer.Port = 587;
                // Use your actual username and password
                SmtpServer.Credentials =
                    new System.Net.NetworkCredential("<username>", "<password>");
                SmtpServer.EnableSsl = true;
                SmtpServer.Send(mail);
                return true;
            }
            catch
            {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
}