> For 30 years I've used a bash script using mailx to send messages to a list > of recipients. They have no salutation to personalize each one. Since I want > to add that personalized salutation I decided to write a python script to > replace the bash script.
Why not foxus on just the part you think you are better off using python, namely personalization ? Create personalized files and send them with your trusted mailx solution ? That'll take out wrestling with smptlib et al. Karsten -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list