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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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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

# 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.
mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()

# Set the SMTP server.
mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.mymailserver.com")

mailman.put_SmtpUsername("myLogin")
mailman.put_SmtpPassword("myPassword")

mailman.put_StartTLS(True)

# 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("Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>")
success = email.AddTo("Chilkat Admin","admin@chilkatsoft.com")

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

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

print("Mail Sent!")