smtp question

[Philippe C. Martin]

Hi,

I am testing the smtp module and have the following question:

in the code below (taken from net sample) prior to adding the "Subject:"
field, the email client found the "From" and the "To". Without the
"Subject:" field on I get this:

Email client = Evolution: the "From" field is blank
Email client = KMail: the "To" field is blank

Any clue ?

Thanks and regards,

Philippe
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import smtplib

def prompt(prompt):
return raw_input(promp t).strip()


fromaddr = prompt("From: ")
toaddrs = prompt("To: ").split()
print "Enter message, end with ^D (Unix) or ^Z (Windows):"

# Add the From: and To: headers at the start!
msg = ("From: %s\r\nTo: %s\r\n\r\n" % (fromaddr, ", ".join(toaddrs) ))
while 1:
try:
line = raw_input()
except EOFError:
break
if not line:
break
msg = msg + line

print "Message length is " + repr(len(msg))

server = smtplib.SMTP('s mtp.sbcglobal.y ahoo.com')
server.set_debu glevel(1)
server.login ('xxxxx','yyyyy yy')
server.sendmail (fromaddr, toaddrs, 'Subject:from python\n\n'+msg )
server.quit()









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[Kartic]

Re: smtp question

Philippe,

Looks like the problem lies where you have added the Subject header.
You have terminated it with a \n\n and then your From and To headers.
You may want to rewrite it as:

server.sendmail (fromaddr, toaddrs, 'Subject:from python\r\n'+msg )

Why dont you consider using the email module -
http://python.org/doc/2.4/lib/module-email.html ? It is elegant and
easy to use.

Thank you,
--Kartic

[Mike Meyer]

Re: smtp question

"Philippe C. Martin" <philippecmarti n@sbcglobal.net > writes:
[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I am testing the smtp module and have the following question:
>
> in the code below (taken from net sample) prior to adding the "Subject:"
> field, the email client found the "From" and the "To". Without the
> "Subject:" field on I get this:
>
> Email client = Evolution: the "From" field is blank
> Email client = KMail: the "To" field is blank
>
> Any clue ?
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Philippe
> *************** *******
>
> import smtplib
>
> def prompt(prompt):
> return raw_input(promp t).strip()
>
>
> fromaddr = prompt("From: ")
> toaddrs = prompt("To: ").split()
> print "Enter message, end with ^D (Unix) or ^Z (Windows):"
>
> # Add the From: and To: headers at the start!
> msg = ("From: %s\r\nTo: %s\r\n\r\n" % (fromaddr, ", ".join(toaddrs) ))
> while 1:
> try:
> line = raw_input()
> except EOFError:
> break
> if not line:
> break
> msg = msg + line
>
> print "Message length is " + repr(len(msg))
>
> server = smtplib.SMTP('s mtp.sbcglobal.y ahoo.com')
> server.set_debu glevel(1)
> server.login ('xxxxx','yyyyy yy')
> server.sendmail (fromaddr, toaddrs, 'Subject:from python\n\n'+msg )[/color]

You've got \n\n after the Subject line, not \r\n. That is being treated
as two newlines, thus ending the headers.

<mike

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[Max M]

Re: smtp question

Philippe C. Martin wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I am testing the smtp module and have the following question:
>
> in the code below (taken from net sample) prior to adding the "Subject:"
> field, the email client found the "From" and the "To". Without the
> "Subject:" field on I get this:
>
> Email client = Evolution: the "From" field is blank
> Email client = KMail: the "To" field is blank
>
> Any clue ?[/color]

It' very easy to create email messages with the email module.
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> from email.Message import Message
>>> fromaddr = 'maxm@mxm.dk'
>>> to = 'maxm@mxm.dk'
>>> msg = Message()
>>> msg['Subject'] = 'From Python'
>>> msg['From'] = fromaddr
>>> msg['To'] = to
>>> body = "This is the message content"
>>> msg.set_payload (body)[/color][/color][/color]

Thats all. Though some smtp servers needs a Date header too, to work.
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> from time import gmtime, strftime
>>> msg['Date'] = strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000", gmtime())[/color][/color][/color]

Sending the message via the smtp module is even simpler.
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> import smtplib
>>> server = smtplib.SMTP('l ocalhost')
>>> server.sendmail (fromaddr, [to], msg.as_string() )
>>> server.quit()[/color][/color][/color]


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[Tim Roberts]

Re: smtp question

"Philippe C. Martin" <philippecmarti n@sbcglobal.net > wrote:
[color=blue]
>Hi,
>
>I am testing the smtp module and have the following question:
>
>in the code below (taken from net sample) prior to adding the "Subject:"
>field, the email client found the "From" and the "To". Without the
>"Subject:" field on I get this:
>
>Email client = Evolution: the "From" field is blank
>Email client = KMail: the "To" field is blank
>
>Any clue ?[/color]

Absolutely.
[color=blue]
>server = smtplib.SMTP('s mtp.sbcglobal.y ahoo.com')
>server.set_deb uglevel(1)
>server.login ('xxxxx','yyyyy yy')
>server.sendmai l(fromaddr, toaddrs, 'Subject:from python\n\n'+msg )
>server.quit( )[/color]

You have two newlines following the Subject: line. That inserts a blank
line, which terminates the headers. Everything else, including the From:
and To: lines, will be taken as part of the message body. I assume you
meant to use \r\n, but \n will work just as well and is less error prone.
[color=blue]
>print "Message length is " + repr(len(msg))[/color]

Easier is:
print "Message length is", len(msg)
More efficient is:
print "Message length is %d" % len(msg)
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- Tim Roberts, timr@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.