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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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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()

mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp-mail.outlook.com")
mailman.put_SmtpPort(587)
mailman.put_StartTLS(True)

# Set the SMTP login/password
mailman.put_SmtpUsername("OFFICE365_USERNAME")
mailman.put_SmtpPassword("OFFICE365_PASSWORD")

# Create a new email object
email = chilkat.CkEmail()

email.put_Subject("This is a test")
email.put_Body("This is a test")
email.put_From("My Name <my_office365_email@outlook.com>")
success = email.AddTo("Chilkat Admin","admin@chilkatsoft.com")

success = mailman.SendEmail(email)
if (success != True):
    print(mailman.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print(mailman.smtpSessionLog())

success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if (success != True):
    print("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.")

print("Email Sent!")