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Send email using smtp.gmail.com with SSL (port 465).

Send email using smtp.gmail.com with SSL (port 465).

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

# 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->new();

# Set the SMTP server.
$mailman->put_SmtpHost("smtp.gmail.com");

$mailman->put_SmtpUsername("mySmtpLogin");
$mailman->put_SmtpPassword("myPassword");

$mailman->put_SmtpSsl(1);
$mailman->put_SmtpPort(465);

# Create a new email object
$email = chilkat::CkEmail->new();

$email->put_Subject("This is a test");
$email->put_Body("This is a test");
$email->put_From('Chilkat Support <chilkat.support@gmail.com>');
$success = $email->AddTo("Chilkat Admin",'admin@chilkatsoft.com');

$success = $mailman->SendEmail($email);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $mailman->CloseSmtpConnection();
if ($success != 1) {
    print "Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly." . "\r\n";
}

print "Mail Sent!" . "\r\n";