SMTP STARTTLS - Send over Secure Channel

Python script to send email over a secure channel using SMTP STARTTLS.

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# file: StartTls.py

# Python script to send email using SMTP STARTTLS.

# Connects to an SMTP server on the standard non-secure
# port 25 and issues a STARTTLS command to convert the connection
# to a secure SSL/TLS channel.

# One additional line of code is required to do this:
# you simply need to tell the mailman that you want STARTTLS
# by setting the StartTLS property = true.
	
# Note: When sending email using STARTTLS, *everything* is protected.
# If authentication is required, your login/password is sent securely.  
# The entire email, including attachments, is sent over SSL.
	

import chilkat 

# Create a mailman object for sending mail.
mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()
mailman.UnlockComponent("anything for 30-day trial")

# Set your SMTP server's hostname
mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.comcast.net")

# Request STARTTLS
mailman.put_StartTLS(True)

# If your SMTP server requires a login, set username/password
# mailman.put_SmtpUsername("**")
# mailman.put_SmtpPassword("**")

# Create a new email object...
email = chilkat.CkEmail()
email.put_Subject("Python sent this email using STARTTLS")
email.put_Body("This mail was sent from a Python script!")
email.put_From("Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>")

# Add a few recipients
email.AddTo("Matt","matt@chilkatsoft.com")
email.AddTo("TagTooga","admin@tagtooga.com")

success = mailman.SendEmail(email)
if (not success):
	mailman.SaveLastError("lastError.txt");