Web.Config

Deployment of Web Site Factory applications to http://winhost.com ASP.NET hosting provider requires additional Web.Config modification instructions.

Start Code On Time web application generator, click on the name of your project and step to the Web Server page in the project wizard by clicking a few times the Next button.

Enter the following Web.Config modification instructions in the text box at the bottom of the wizard page.

InsertAfter: /configuration/system.web/*[last()]

<trust level="Full" legacyCasModel="true" />

This instruction will ensure that the hosting provider will allow ASP.NET to compile the web site without errors.

Generate the project and open the web site in Visual Studio 2010 or Visual Web Developer 2010 to initiate deployment. Follow instructions at http://support.winhost.com/KB/a809/deploying-visual-studio-2010-web-site-project-to-winhost.aspx.

The screen shot below shows the Copy Web Site window in Visual Studio 2010.

Q. Can you tell me in which component, file, etc is it that I configure the mail host that should be used to send out the password reminders.

A.

You can configure mail settings of your application as follows:

1. Run Code OnTime Generator and select your project.
2. Click Next button a few times until your reach Web Server page in the project wizard.
3. Paste the text from the sample below into Web.Config modification instructions field. Make sure to use your own SMTP server settings as values.
4. Generate your project. The section system.net will be integrated into Web.Config file of your project whenever you generate the project next time.

InsertAfter: /configuration/connectionStrings
  <system.net>
    <mailSettings>
      <smtp deliveryMethod="Network" from="ben@contoso.com">
        <network
          host="localhost"
          port="25"
          defaultCredentials="true"
        />
      </smtp>
    </mailSettings>
  </system.net>

Note that InsertAfter instruction will insert the XML snippet just after the connectionStrings section in Web.Config configuration file of your application.

You can learn more about configuring mailSettings at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w355a94k.aspx.