Dim myMail As MailMessage = New MailMessage myMail.From = "from@youremail.com" 'the "from" address myMail.To = "to@theiremail.com" 'the "to" address myMail.Subject = "Howdy" 'your "subject" myMail.Body = "Just wanted to say Hi. How are you?"'message body SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "localhost" 'the mailserver 'send the email SmtpMail.Send(myMail)