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Simple Python-Script to send Testmails over TLS (587) with authentication
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| #!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
| import smtplib | |
| import ssl | |
| from email.message import EmailMessage | |
| from pathlib import Path | |
| from os.path import basename | |
| from argparse import ArgumentParser | |
| REQUIRE_FROM_DOMAIN = '@<your-domain>.xy' | |
| def main(): | |
| msg = EmailMessage() | |
| msg['Subject'] = args.subject | |
| msg['From'] = getattr(args, 'from') | |
| msg['To'] = args.to | |
| msg.set_content(args.body, subtype='html') | |
| if args.attachment is not None: | |
| with open(args.attachment, 'rb') as f: | |
| file_data = f.read() | |
| msg.add_attachment( | |
| file_data, maintype='text', subtype='plain', | |
| filename=args.attachment_name if args.attachment_name is not None else basename(args.attachment), | |
| ) | |
| context = ssl.create_default_context() | |
| try: | |
| with smtplib.SMTP(args.server, 587) as server: | |
| server.ehlo() | |
| server.starttls(context=context) | |
| server.ehlo() | |
| if args.user and args.password: | |
| server.login(args.user, args.password) | |
| server.send_message(msg) | |
| print("Email sent successfully!") | |
| except Exception as e: | |
| print(f"Error: {e}") | |
| if __name__ == '__main__': | |
| parser = ArgumentParser() | |
| parser.add_argument( | |
| '-f', '--from', required=False, | |
| default='[email protected]', help='From E-Mail Address', | |
| ) | |
| parser.add_argument('-x', '--server', required=True, help='Server IP/DNS') | |
| parser.add_argument('-t', '--to', required=True, help='To E-Mail Address') | |
| parser.add_argument('-a', '--attachment', required=False, help='Path to attachment') | |
| parser.add_argument('-an', '--attachment-name', required=False, help='Name of attachment') | |
| parser.add_argument('-b', '--body', required=True, help='E-Mail Body') | |
| parser.add_argument('-s', '--subject', required=True, help='E-Mail Subject') | |
| parser.add_argument('-u', '--user', help='SMTP Username') | |
| parser.add_argument('-p', '--password', help='SMTP Password') | |
| args = parser.parse_args() | |
| if args.attachment is not None and not Path(args.attachment).is_file(): | |
| raise FileNotFoundError(f'No such file: {args.attachment}') | |
| if getattr(args, 'from').find(REQUIRE_FROM_DOMAIN) == -1: | |
| raise FileNotFoundError(f'From domain needs to be: {REQUIRE_FROM_DOMAIN}') | |
| main() |
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