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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 chilkat2

success = False

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

mailman = chilkat2.MailMan()

mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp-mail.outlook.com"
mailman.SmtpPort = 587
mailman.StartTLS = True

# Set the SMTP login/password
mailman.SmtpUsername = "OFFICE365_USERNAME"
mailman.SmtpPassword = "OFFICE365_PASSWORD"

# Create a new email object
email = chilkat2.Email()

email.Subject = "This is a test"
email.Body = "This is a test"
email.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!")