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Send Email using smtp-mail.outlook.com with Password Authentication

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Demonstrates how to send an email using smtp-mail.outlook.com using password authentication.

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Lua
local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

local mailman = chilkat.MailMan.new()

mailman.smtp_host = "smtp-mail.outlook.com"
mailman.smtp_port = 587
mailman.start_tls = true

-- Set the SMTP login/password
mailman.smtp_username = "OFFICE365_USERNAME"
mailman.smtp_password = "OFFICE365_PASSWORD"

-- Create a new email object
local email = chilkat.Email.new()

email.subject = "This is a test"
email.body = "This is a test"
email.from = "My Name <my_office365_email@outlook.com>"
local success = email:add_to("Chilkat Admin", "admin@chilkatsoft.com")

success = mailman:send_email(email)
if not success then
    print(mailman.last_error_text)
    return
end

print(mailman.smtp_session_log)

success = mailman:close_smtp_connection()
if not success then
    print("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.")
end

print("Email Sent!")