script for a direct smtp test

smtp.py

import smtplib
import datetime

msg = {
    'from': '[email protected]',
    'to': '[email protected]',
    'server': '127.0.0.1',
    'body': '''Subject: test message
From: %(from)s
To: %(to)s
Date: %(date)s

Hello,

This is a test.

Greetings,
Test
''',
     'date': datetime.datetime.now().strftime( "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M" )
}

s = smtplib.SMTP(msg['server'])
s.set_debuglevel(1)
s.sendmail(msg['from'], msg['to'], msg['body'] % msg)
s.quit()