Using log4net in ASP.NET for capturing exceptions to both email and a log file

Here is how I am using log4net to capture exceptions to both
a log file and an email:

1.
Created the following method:

private void
LogError(Exception ex)

{

ILog loggerFile = LogManager.GetLogger("File");

ILog loggerEmail = LogManager.GetLogger("EmailLog");

loggerFile.Error("Exception in " +
Request.RawUrl, ex);

loggerEmail.Error("Exception in "
+ Request.RawUrl, ex);

1. 
   }
   
   
   Call this method in the “catch” block
   passing the error object instance:

catch (Exception ex)

{

LogError(ex);

}

3.
Added the following in Global.asax:Application_Start():

void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs
e)

{

// Code that runs on application startup

log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure();

}

4.
Added the following <section> in web.config:

<section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler,
log4net"/>

5

Added
the following section to web.config:

<log4net>

<appender name="LogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender">

<!-- Please make
shure the ..\\Logs directory exists! -->

<param name="File" value="Logs\\MyLog4Net.log"/>

<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">

<conversionPattern value="%newline%date [%thread] %-5level %logger [%property{NDC}] -
%message%newline"/>

</layout>

</appender>

<appender name="SmtpAppender" type="log4net.Appender.SmtpAppender">

<to value="someone@whatever.com"/&gt;

<from value="application@whatever.com"/&gt;

<subject value="My Application System Error (Log4Net)"/>

<Authentication value="Basic"></Authentication>

<Username value="user@whatever.com"></Username&gt;

<Password value="password"></Password>

<Port value="25"></Port>

<smtpHost value="SMTP.whatever.com"/>

<bufferSize value="512"/>

<lossy value="false"/>

<Priority value="High"></Priority>

<evaluator type="log4net.Core.LevelEvaluator">

<threshold value="WARN"/>

</evaluator>

<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout,log4net">

<conversionPattern value="%property{log4net:HostName} :: %level :: %message
%newlineLogger: %logger%newlineThread: %thread%newlineDate: %date%newlineNDC:
%property{NDC}%newline%newline"/>

</layout>

</appender>

<logger name="File">

<level value="DEBUG"/>

<appender-ref ref="LogFileAppender"/>

</logger>

<logger name="EmailLog">

<level value="WARN"/>

<appender-ref ref="SmtpAppender"/>

</logger>

</log4net>