(Chilkat2-Python) Send Email to Distribution List

Sends the same email to a list of 1000 email addresses in 50 sends where each email has 20 recipients.

Note: Chilkat is not intended nor designed for mass emailing. A solution such as this might be used for a corporate emailing to employees, or an emailing to newsletter subscribers.

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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.mymailserver.com"
mailman.SmtpPort = 465
mailman.SmtpSsl = True
mailman.SmtpUsername = "myUsername"
mailman.SmtpPassword = "myPassword"

# Create a new email object
email = chilkat2.Email()
email.Subject = "This is a test"
email.Body = "This is a test"
email.From = "Senders Name <sender@example.com>"
email.AddTo("Subscribers","subscribers@example.com")

bdMime = chilkat2.BinData()
mailman.RenderToMimeBd(email,bdMime)

# Load a file containing one email address per line.
distList = chilkat2.StringTable()
success = distList.AppendFromFile(1000,"utf-8","qa_data/distList.txt")
if (success == False):
    print(distList.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

sbRecipients = chilkat2.StringBuilder()

i = 0
szDistList = distList.Count
j = 0
while i < szDistList :

    # Build a list of comma-separated recipients.
    if (j > 0):
        sbRecipients.Append(",")

    sbRecipients.Append(distList.StringAt(i))

    i = i + 1
    j = j + 1

    # If we have 20 recipients, or we have the final recipient in the final chunk, then send.
    if ((j == 20) or (i == szDistList)):
        success = mailman.SendMimeBd("sender@example.com",sbRecipients.GetAsString(),bdMime)
        if (success != True):
            print(mailman.LastErrorText)
            sys.exit()

        j = 0
        sbRecipients.Clear()

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

print("Email sent to distirbution list.")