# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # Python # Suppose you want to spam your friend, and you have lots of # friends. The solution is to write a program to do it. After a gander # at python docs, one easily found the module for the job. # see http://python.org/doc/2.3.4/lib/SMTP-example.html
# the code is a bit long with the command line, but the key lies at # the bottom four lines. The gist is this: import smtplib smtpServer='smtp.yourdomain.com'; fromAddr='[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; toAddr='[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; text='''Subject: newfound love Hi friend, long time no write, i have a new manifesto i think it would be of interest for you to peruse. ... ''' server = smtplib.SMTP(smtpServer) server.set_debuglevel(1) server.sendmail(fromAddr, toAddr, text) server.quit() # save this file as x.py and run it. # it should send out the mail. # the set_debuglevel() is nice because you see all the interactions # with the smtp server. Useful when you want to see what's going on # with a smtp server. ------------------------- in Perl, there are not just one, two, or 3 modules that does the job, each with slight problems. Here's how the situation stands as of 2001 March: For Perl libraries that deals with RFC 821, I personally know of three: * Mail::Mailer. Mentioned in most Perl books. Written or maintained by Graham Barr. * Mail::Send, maintained by Graham Barr , originally written by Tim Bunce. * Mail::Sendmail by Milivoj Ivkovic. The first two has glaring problems. I'm sorry i forgot what they are. I think Mail::Mailer has a bug on the from field. i.e. it ignores what you gave. I'm currently using Mail::Sendmail, and according to a ex-colleague, it has problems with some DNS mail exchange entries. for some discussion of the plethora of Perl mail modules and their short-cummings, see http://alma.ch/perl/mail.htm -------------------- Xah [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://xahlee.org/PageTwo_dir/more.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
