ksmtp 0.2.8

Simple Python SMTP relay replacement for sendmail with SSL authentication

ksmtp

ksmtp - Simple Python SMTP relay replacement for sendmail with SSL authentication

Useful for relaying all email through an account like Gmail, without the messy configurations of Postfix / Sendmail.

Source

GitHub - https://github.com/oeey/ksmtp

PyPI

PyPI - https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ksmtp

pip install ksmtp

Usage

1. pip install ksmtp

2. edit /etc/ksmtp.conf with your login credentials

3. (optional) create symlink to ksmtp to replace sendmail

   ln -s `which ksmtp` /usr/sbin/sendmail

4. send test mail

   ksmtp [e-mail]
   ksmtp [e-mail] -s "some subject"

Code Usage

Sample Python Code:

import ksmtp
ksmtp.send(to="[e-mail]",
           subject="subject",
           body="some message")

Sample Config

Warning: make sure to backup this configuraiton file! Python’s pip will overwrite it on updates to this package.

/etc/ksmtp.conf:

[ksmtp]

## from email address
from = [e-mail]

## user
user = [e-mail]

## password
pass = password

## server
server = smtp.gmail.com

## port
port = 465
#port = 587

## secure
secure = ssl
#secure = tls


## default to email address (if none specified)
#to = [e-mail]

## default catch-all (always CC)
#catch-all = [e-mail]

## default subject
#subject = default test subject

Issues

Gmail: If you get an “smtplib.SMTPAuthenticationError” and your credentials are correct, you may need to “allow less secure apps access” to your account. See https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255