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Send email using SMTP STARTTLS.

Send email using SMTP STARTTLS. With STARTTLS, the SMTP client connects to the SMTP server on port 25 (non-SSL) and then issues a STARTTLS command to convert the connection to a secure TLS channel.

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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.

-- The mailman object is used for sending and receiving email.
local mailman = chilkat.MailMan.new()

-- Set the SMTP server.
mailman.smtp_host = "smtp.mymailserver.com"

mailman.smtp_username = "myLogin"
mailman.smtp_password = "myPassword"

mailman.start_tls = true

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

email.subject = "This is a test"
email.body = "This is a test"
email.from = "Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.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

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

print("Mail Sent!")