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), " ") 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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