Sending e-mail with python 1.5.2

[Andrew McLean]

I am writing a CGI script on an account that only has Python 1.5.2. It's
principal purpose is to take some user input from a form, do some
manipulation and return some information to the user. However, I would
also like it to send some information to an e-mail account (behind the
scenes).

The e-mail could be quite simple, but I wouldn't rule out wanting to
send a pickled object or two.

Now if I was using a recent Python I would just use the email package,
but I don't think it's compatible with v1.5.2. I know I have access to
the sendmail binary, so something should be possible. Any pointers
gratefully received.

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Andrew McLean

[Paul Rubin]

Re: Sending e-mail with python 1.5.2

I thought 1.5.2 had the smtp package. If not, how about just using
popen to send the mail through /bin/mail.

[Andrew McLean]

Re: Sending e-mail with python 1.5.2

Thanks. smtplib was what I was looking for.

In article <7xisjrsox7.fsf @ruckus.brouhah a.com>, Paul Rubin
<http@?.cx.inva lid> writes[color=blue]
>I thought 1.5.2 had the smtp package. If not, how about just using
>popen to send the mail through /bin/mail.[/color]

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Andrew McLean

[Richard van de Stadt]

Re: Sending e-mail with python 1.5.2

Andrew McLean wrote:[color=blue]
>
> I am writing a CGI script on an account that only has Python 1.5.2. It's
> principal purpose is to take some user input from a form, do some
> manipulation and return some information to the user. However, I would
> also like it to send some information to an e-mail account (behind the
> scenes).
>
> The e-mail could be quite simple, but I wouldn't rule out wanting to
> send a pickled object or two.
>
> Now if I was using a recent Python I would just use the email package,
> but I don't think it's compatible with v1.5.2. I know I have access to
> the sendmail binary, so something should be possible. Any pointers
> gratefully received.
>
> --
> Andrew McLean[/color]

This should help to get you going:

message = """\
Message-ID: <%(messageID) s>
Subject: %(subject)s
Date: %(date)s
From: %(fromstring)s <%(fromaddr)s >
Reply-To: %(fromaddr)s
X-Mailer: Python smtplib
%(to_cc_list)s

%(body)s
"""
try:
mail = smtplib.SMTP(Lo calMailServer)
#mail.set_debug level(1)
mail.sendmail(f romaddr, email_recipient s_tuple, message % locals())
mail.quit()
except:
print 'Could not send email!'

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Richard.