(PowerShell) Convert HTML Web Page to Email and Send

Converts an HTML page at a URL into an email with embedded images and sends it.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$mailman = New-Object Chilkat.MailMan

# The MHT component can be used to convert an HTML page
# from a URL, file, or in-memory HTML into an email
# with embedded images and style sheets.
$mht = New-Object Chilkat.Mht

$email = New-Object Chilkat.Email

# There are two ways of embedding images in emails: with CIDs
# and without.  When using CIDs, the IMG SRC attributes use
# urls that begin with "cid:" and the corresponding image
# embedded within the email includes a Content-ID header field.
# When not using CIDs, the IMG SRC attribute can have a URL,
# path, etc. and the corresponding image embedded within
# the email has a matching Content-Location header field.

# When testing with GMail, if CIDs are used the email will
# be displayed with images blocked (by default) unless
# the user allows them to be displayed.  Without CIDs,
# the images are automatically displayed.

# When testing with Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Outlook Express, 
# embedded images display correctly with our without CIDs.

# When testing with Yahoo! Mail, embedded images display OK.
# However, the Yahoo! Mail user has the option of blocking
# images.  If this is turned on, the CID images will still 
# display correctly even though images are blocked.  Why?
# It's because when viewing the email there is no external
# HTTP request to fetch an image.  Therefore, a spammer 
# cannot get an indication that you've read the email. 
# However, if CIDs are not used, the images are blocked by 
# any Yahoo! Mail user that has image blocking turned on --
# even though the images are embedded.

# I haven't tested Hotmail yet...
# Regardless, there is no perfect solution.  If CIDs are used,
# GMail users may block your embedded images, if CIDs are not
# used, Yahoo! Mail users may block your embedded images.

# I recommend setting using CIDs.  This is what Mozilla Thunderbird
# does by default, and it's the more clear an unambiguous way
# to indicate that images are indeed embedded.
$mht.UseCids = $true

$emlStr = $mht.GetEML("http://www.bonairefishing.com/")
if ($mht.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($mht.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$success = $email.SetFromMimeText($emlStr)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($email.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$email.Subject = "Test HTML email"

# This example is tested in:
# Outlook 2000, Eudora 7, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9, Outlook Express 6, GMail, Yahoo Mail
$success = $email.AddTo("Chilkat Support","support@chilkatsoft.com")

# Note: Chilkat does not regularly check our GMail and Yahoo
# email accounts.  Please send support email to support@chilkatsoft.com
$success = $email.AddTo("Chilkat on Yahoo","chilkat_software@yahoo.com")
$success = $email.AddTo("Chilkat on GMail","chilkat.support@gmail.com")

$email.From = "chilkat@live.com"

# Send email using smtp.live.com
$mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.live.com"
$mailman.SmtpUsername = "chilkat@live.com"
$mailman.SmtpPassword = "myPassword"
$mailman.SmtpPort = 587
$mailman.StartTLS = $true

$success = $mailman.SendEmail($email)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($mailman.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$success = $mailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($mailman.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("HTML Email Sent!")