using smtp in python

[ashikbekal]

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)

 

[Dan Stromberg]

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)

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

 

[xDog Walker]

Some SMTP servers require a password and some do not

POP3 before SMTP ?

 

[Chris Angelico]

POP3 before SMTP ?

Or just IP-based restrictions (computers on 192.168.0.0/24 may relay
mail, all others may only send to the domains managed here - same
approach as is often used for caching+authoritative DNS resolvers).

ChrisA