powershell send mail using gmail

psgmail.ps1

$param = @{
    SmtpServer = 'smtp.gmail.com'
    Port = 587
    UseSsl = $true
    Credential  = Get-Credential [email protected]
    From = '[email protected]'
    To = '[email protected]'
    Subject = 'editme'
    Body = "editme"
    Attachments = c:\file.txt
}
 
Send-MailMessage @param

gmail doesn't like this, won't work at first, I think gmail wants explicit tls auth, by default this library default is implicit

you'll receive auth errors but eventually you'll receive an email that warns you about this access atempt, yet the links in that email let you enable insecure app access

https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps

$filepath = @()
$filepath += 'E:\Folder\file1.txt'
$filepath += 'E:\Folder\file2.txt'
# Write-Host $filepath
foreach($_ in $filepath){
    Write-Host $_
}


$emailparam = @{
    From = '[email protected]'
    To = '[email protected]'
    Attachments = $filepath
}
Write-Host $emailparam.Attachments