Here is my powershell to send an email from my smtp server. 

My real smtp server exists and functions correctly.

This PS script takes a long time to run and below is the error code:

$subject = "This Subject"
$body =  "The Body and the subBody"
$emailTo = "toemail@email.com"
$emailFrom ="fromemail@email.com"
$smtpServer = smtp.email.com
$port="25"
$smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($smtpServer)
$credentials=new-object system.net.networkcredential(email@email.com,password)
$smtp.credentials=$credentials.getcredential($smtpserver,$port)
$PlainPassword = "mainpassword"
$SecurePassword = $PlainPassword | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force 
$UserName = "MYSITE\Administrator"
$Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $UserName, $SecurePassword 
Send-MailMessage -To $emailTo -Subject $subject -Body $body -SmtpServer $smtpServer -From $emailFrom -Credential $Credentials -Port $port -UseSsl

PS Error Code:

InvalidOperation: (System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient:SmtpClient) [Send-MailMessage], SmtpException

• Edited by Philosophiae Monday, July 13, 2015 11:42 PM

I an still getting an error on the SmtpServer even with the smtp credentials

$PlainPassword = 'pass1'
$SecurePassword = $PlainPassword | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force 
$UserName = email1@email.com'
$smtpcredentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $UserName, $SecurePassword 
$subject = 'This Subject'
$body =  'The Body and the rest of the Body'
$emailTo = 'emailto@email.com
$emailFrom ='emailfrom@email.com'
$smtpServer = 'smtp.email.com'
$port='25'
Send-MailMessage -To $emailTo -Subject $subject -Body $body -SmtpServer $smtpServer -From $emailFrom -Credential $smtpcredentials -Port $port -UseSsl

I get Send-MailMessage  from here:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849925.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

• Edited by Philosophiae Tuesday, July 14, 2015 3:02 AM

There needs to be a username and password on the SmtpServer for it to function but

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849925.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

does not mension them. 

How can they be entered elsewhere?

$subject = "This Subject"
$body =  "The Body..."
$emailTo = "emailto@email.com"
$emailFrom ="emailfrom@email.com"
$smtpServer = smtp.live.com
$port="25"
$smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($smtpServer)
$credentials=new-object system.net.networkcredential(philosophaie@live.com,electrical)
$smtp.credentials=$credentials.getcredential($smtpserver,$port)
$PlainPassword = "PSpassword"
$SecurePassword = $PlainPassword | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force 
$UserName = "MYSITE\Administrator"
$Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $UserName, $SecurePassword 
Send-MailMessage -To $emailTo -Subject $subject -Body $body -SmtpServer $smtpServer -From $emailFrom -Credential $Credentials -Port $port -UseSsl

This gives the same error as the top of post:

InvalidOperation: (System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient:SmtpClient) [Send-MailMessage], SmtpException

I posted the exact code you need.  Here it is again:

$mailprops=@{
    Subject = 'This Subject'
    Body = 'The Body and the subBody'
    To = 'toemail@email.com'
    From = 'fromemail@email.com'
    SmtpServer = 'smtp.email.com'
}
Send-MailMessage @mailprops -Credential mailuserid

This will prompt you to enter the password.  Change "mailuserId" to you username.

I changed to my email data then:
$mailprops=@{
    Subject = 'This Subject'
    Body = 'The Body and the subBody'
    To = 'toemail@email.com'
    From = 'fromemail@email.com'
    SmtpServer = 'smtp.email.com'
}
Send-MailMessage @mailprops -Credential mailuserid

I enter my credentials but still get the same error as above:

InvalidOperation: (System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient:SmtpClient) [Send-MailMessage], SmtpException

I am certain my SmtpServer is correct!

• Edited by Philosophiae 8 hours 11 minutes ago

I changed to my email data then:
$mailprops=@{
    Subject = 'This Subject'
    Body = 'The Body and the subBody'
    To = 'toemail@email.com'
    From = 'fromemail@email.com'
    SmtpServer = 'smtp.email.com'
}
Send-MailMessage @mailprops -Credential mailuserid

I enter my credentials but still get the same error as above:

InvalidOperation: (System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient:SmtpClient) [Send-MailMessage], SmtpException

I am certain my SmtpServer is correct!

• Edited by Philosophiae 8 hours 4 minutes ago

Can you please post the complete error message?

Send-MailMessage : Unable to connect to the remote server
At line:8 char:1
+ Send-MailMessage @mailprops -Credential mailuserid
+---------------------------------------------------
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient:SmtpClient) [Send-MailMessage], SmtpExcept
   ion
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : SmtpException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SendMailMessage

Straight from PowerShell in 2012 R2

Now take the time to actually read the whole error message.

The SmtpClient format is wrong in the "Send-MailMessage". 

How do I fix that?

• Edited by Philosophiae 4 hours 20 minutes ago

The SmtpClient format is wrong in the "Send-MailMessage". 

How do I fix that?

• Edited by Philosophiae 4 hours 13 minutes ago

The SmtpClient is wrong?

This:

Send-MailMessage : Unable to connect to the remote server

"smtp.email.com" works in many different venues.

This ps script is what I am basing this on:

$MainPassword = "MainPass"
$SecurePassword = $MainPassword | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
$Username = "MYSITE\Administrator"
$Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $Username, $SecurePassword
$mailprops=@{
    Subject = 'This Subject'
    Body = 'The Body and the subBody'
    To = 'to@mail.com'
    From = 'from@email.com'
    SmtpServer = 'smtp.email.com'
}
Send-MailMessage @mailprops -Credential $Credentials

"smtp.email.com" works in many different instances other than PS. 

Is there something wrong with "SmtpServer = 'smtp.email.com'"

Is there something wrong with "SmtpServer = 'smtp.email.com'"

http://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=smtp%3asmtp.email.com&run=toolpage