I am pretty sure that if server rejectects the email for any reason your code would throw an exception. If it is not then that implies that the server is accepting the emails with the supplied user name and password and technically the mails are "sending" sucesfully. However this is no guarantee that anyone will receive any emails.
You need to find out what the email server is doing with these emails and why.
The link below has an example of a very simple send email function that can be called from a console application to test. I know this code works, so it could isolate any issue with your code and maybe shed a little more light on where the issue is.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.