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simple Python script for testing SMTP conenctions
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# mail.py | |
# simple Python script for testing smtp connections | |
# see https://realpython.com/python-send-email/#sending-a-plain-text-email | |
import smtplib, ssl | |
smtp_server = "<your-smtp-hostname>" | |
smtp_username = "<your-smtp-username>" | |
sender_email = "<sender-email-address>" | |
receiver_email = "<receiver-email-address>" | |
port = 587 | |
password = input("Type your password and press enter: ") | |
message = """\ | |
From: """+sender_email+""" | |
To: """+receiver_email+""" | |
Subject: Hi there | |
This message is sent from Python.""" | |
context = ssl.create_default_context() | |
with smtplib.SMTP(smtp_server, port) as server: | |
server.ehlo() | |
server.starttls(context=context) | |
server.login(smtp_username, password) | |
server.sendmail(sender_email, receiver_email, message) |
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