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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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Ruby
require 'chilkat'

success = false

# 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(true)
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 != true)
    print mailman.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if (success != true)
    print "Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly." + "\n";
end

print "Mail Sent!" + "\n";