(Chilkat2-Python) SMTP Send Raw Command

Demonstrates how to send a raw command to the SMTP server after the connecting and authenticating.

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import sys
import chilkat2

# 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.us-west-2.awsapps.com"
mailman.SmtpSsl = True
mailman.SmtpPort = 465

success = mailman.SmtpConnect()
if (success == False):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

mailman.SmtpUsername = "john@example.com"
mailman.SmtpPassword = "the_password"

success = mailman.SmtpAuthenticate()
if (success == False):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Authenticated!")

# Send the "EHLO" command again to get the multi-line response that includes the SMTP capabilities.
# The capabilities are the lines in the response that begin with "250-".
responseStr = mailman.SmtpSendRawCommand("EHLO client.example.com","utf-8",False)
if (mailman.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(responseStr)

# A sample response:

# 250-smtp.us-west-2.mail.awsapps.com
# 250-8BITMIME
# 250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
# 250 Ok