The smtplib Module
The smtplib
module (shown in Example 7-30) provides a Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol (SMTP) client implementation. This protocol is
used to send mail through Unix mail servers.
To read mail, use the poplib
or imaplib
modules.
Example 7-30. Using the smtplib Module
File: smtplib-example-1.py import smtplib import string, sys HOST = "localhost" FROM = "effbot@spam.egg" TO = "fredrik@spam.egg" SUBJECT = "for your information!" BODY = "next week: how to fling an otter" body = string.join(( "From: %s" % FROM, "To: %s" % TO, "Subject: %s" % SUBJECT, "", BODY), "\r\n") print body server = smtplib.SMTP(HOST) server.sendmail(FROM, [TO], body) server.quit()From: effbot@spam.egg
To: fredrik@spam.egg
Subject: for your information!
next week: how to fling an otter
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