PortBlog.API/Program.cs

@@ -33,25 +33,13 @@ Log.Logger = loggerConfiguration
     .WriteTo.File("logs/portblog.txt", rollingInterval: RollingInterval.Day)
     .CreateLogger();
 
-var urlsSection = builder.Configuration.GetSection("Urls");
-var urlsValue = urlsSection.Value;
+var urls = builder.Configuration.GetSection("Urls");
 
-if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(urlsValue))
+if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(urls.Value))
 {
-    var allowedUrlsToUse = urlsValue
-        .Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries)
-        .Where(u => Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(u, UriKind.Absolute))
-        .ToArray();
+    var allowedUrlsToUse = urls.Value.Split(',');
 
-    if (allowedUrlsToUse.Length > 0)
-    {
-        builder.WebHost.UseUrls(allowedUrlsToUse);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // optionally log or throw depending on desired behavior
-        Log.Warning("Configured 'Urls' section was present but no valid URLs were found.");
-    }
+    builder.WebHost.UseUrls(allowedUrlsToUse);
 }
 
 var allowedCorsOrigins = builder.Configuration.GetSection("AllowedCorsOrigins");

PortBlog.API/Services/MailService.cs

@@ -67,14 +67,16 @@ namespace PortBlog.API.Services
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                // Log full exception and persist failed message. Do not rethrow to avoid causing a 500 from OTP generation
-                logger.LogCritical(ex, "Exception while sending mail from {FromEmail} ({Name}).", messageSendDto.FromEmail, messageSendDto.Name);
+                logger.LogCritical(
+                    "Exception while sending mail from {FromEmail} ({Name}): {Exception}",
+                    messageSendDto.FromEmail,
+                    messageSendDto.Name,
+                    ex.Message
+                );
                 messageSendDto.SentStatus = (int)MailConstants.MailStatus.Failed;
                 mailRepository.AddMessage(messageEntity);
                 await mailRepository.SaveChangesAsync();
-
-                // swallow the exception so OTP generation continues; caller can inspect delivery status via message logs
-                return;
+                throw new Exception();
             }
         }
     }