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Re: using smtp in python

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On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 11:00 AM, <ashikbekal@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to send an email using python. The mail content is taken from
> file and subject of the mail is name of the file. The program is invoked as
>     ./mailclient.py -f <from email address> -d <recipient email address>
> -i <file1> -s <server IP address>
> .
> How to i use server ip address and the mail id to send the email ? (would
> i require the password)
> --
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>

Some SMTP servers require a password and some do not.  I'm guessing more
and more do, as spammers attack.

Here's a module that shows how to do it with a password:
http://stromberg.dnsalias.org/svn/mailer/trunk/mailer.py

You can check it out with svn checkout <url>, or just browse to the URL in
a web browser.

HTH

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using smtp in python ashikbekal@gmail.com - 2013-10-22 11:00 -0700
  Re: using smtp in python Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2013-10-22 11:44 -0700
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