Where is the official, extensive, complete documentation on web.config?

Question

I'm trying to find about ALL the possible options that I can set in web.config.
Surprisingly, I can't find this at all (i'm expecting it to be somewhere inside msdn.microsoft.com)

I know I can technically add "anything" to web.config, what i'm looking for is the things that the .Net Framework "as shipped" uses.

In particular, right now i'm interested in the <mailsettings> section.
For example, in many examples i've found, i noticed that they set DeliveryMethod="Network". I'm really curious what other values this attribute can take.

Is there any document on all the attributes and all their values, and all the effects those have?

Thanks!

Answer 1

It all starts on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zeshe0eb.aspx :

• <system.web>
• <system.web.extensions>
• <appSettings>
• <configSections>
• <connectionStrings>

Answer 2

This might be what you're after (not all in one page), but the top of the schema - drill down recursively to find it all :)

ASP.NET Configuration Settings

Answer 3

I also found this, specifically for the <mailsettings> section:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w355a94k.aspx

Answer 4

That's like asking where is the official documentation for *.txt files. It depends on the web site they are supposed to configure. Every app can have its own custom config sections, and in fact, most do.