Re: [msmtp-users] sending email from python?

[C.Nobs <public@...156...>]

ok i finally managed to get it working... somehow msmtp seems a bit
picky, but it works as follows :

>>> p = os.popen('msmtp -t','w')
>>> p.write('To: public@...156...\nSubject: testing\n\n')
>>> p.close()

thanks
claude nobs

On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 9:17 PM, C. Nobs <public@...156...> wrote:
> hi there
>
> i'm having a hard time sending email with msmtp from a python script....
>
> i tried the following :
>
> 1)
>
>>>> p = subprocess.Popen(['msmtp','-t'],stdin=subprocess.PIPE,stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
>>>> p.stdin.writelines(['To: public@...156...', 'Subject: testing', '', ''])
>>>> p.stdin.close()
> msmtp: recipient address testing not accepted by the server
> msmtp: server message: 553-5.1.2 We weren't able to find the recipient
> domain. Please check
> msmtp: server message: 553-5.1.2 for any spelling errors, and make
> sure you didn't enter any
> msmtp: server message: 553-5.1.2 spaces, periods, or other punctuation
> after the recipient's
> msmtp: server message: 553 5.1.2 email address. e20sm5603566fga.1
> msmtp: could not send mail (account default from /etc/msmtprc)
>
> 2)
>
>>>> p = os.popen('msmtp -t','w')
>>>> p.writelines(['To: public@...156...', 'Subject: testing', '', ''])
>>>> p.close()
> msmtp: recipient address testing not accepted by the server
> msmtp: server message: 553-5.1.2 We weren't able to find the recipient
> domain. Please check
> msmtp: server message: 553-5.1.2 for any spelling errors, and make
> sure you didn't enter any
> msmtp: server message: 553-5.1.2 spaces, periods, or other punctuation
> after the recipient's
> msmtp: server message: 553 5.1.2 email address. d13sm9493065fka.3
> msmtp: could not send mail (account default from /etc/msmtprc)
> 16640
>
> 3)
>
>>>> p1 = subprocess.Popen(["echo","-e",'"To: public@...156...\nSubject: TESTING\n\n"'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
>>>> p2 = subprocess.Popen(["msmtp", "-t"], stdin=p1.stdout, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
>>>> output = p2.communicate()[0]
> msmtp: no recipients found
> msmtp: could not send mail (account default from /etc/msmtprc)
>
> 4)
>
> os.system("echo -e 'To: public@...156...\nSubject: testing\n\n' | msmtp -t")
> msmtp: no recipients found
> msmtp: could not send mail (account default from /etc/msmtprc)
> 16640
>
> 5)
>
> p = subprocess.Popen(['msmtp','public@...156...'],stdin=subprocess.PIPE,stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
>>>> p.stdin.writelines(['Subject: testing', 'testing', ''])
>>>> p.stdin.close()
>>>> p.wait()
> 0
>
> while the fifth try did return without an error, i didn't receive any mail...
>
> this was tested on a stock ubuntu 8.04 server. sending an email
> manually on the terminal works as expected.
>
> thanks for any help
>
> claude nobs
>