[TriEmbed] Simplest way to send e-mail from Python? Carl?

[Shane Trent]

Carl,

I follow about setting up a local mail server to send the outgoing mail. I
was just trying to duplicate the function of the Ruby code snippet, which
appears to send e-mail via Gmail without validation. The Ruby code is
running under Mint on a VM on my desktop that I am pretty sure does not
have a local mail server installed.

I am migrating the task from Ruby/Sinatra to Python/Flask and plan to host
it on a Raspberry Pi A+. It is actually running on the Pi now, just without
the e-mail component. My only reservation about switching to SMS is that it
would require a pay service as apposed to being able to do everything so
far using free accounts.

Shane

On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Carl Nobile <carl.nobile at gmail.com> wrote:

> Shane,
>
> As I said in the 2nd email I sent, it looks like you just want to send an
> email to any address, correct? If so this is no big deal, but you need pop3
> setup on your local machine. If it is, then you should be good to go. Most
> emails that are not secure go to port 25 and use the SMTP protocol, they
> are sent on port 110 with the pop3 protocol, so if you are only sending
> then you only need pop3 setup. Then any simple client can be used to send
> the email.
>
> Am I understanding your issue or am I out in space somewhere?
>
> Carl
>
>
> On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 5:44 PM, Shane Trent <shanedtrent at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Carl,
>>
>> Back in the day you could send e-mail without validating user credentials
>> on the outgoing mail server. I spoofed a sender's e-mail address
>> (demonstration as proof of concept) for a message going through the servers
>> at Oak Ridge National Lab in the mid 90's so it was common practice back
>> then. Sending without validation is the only thing that I can come up with
>> to explain how or why the Ruby snippet works. But it does work. It's part
>> of a project to use SMS to trigger and log events using Twilio and Gmail
>> and IFTTT and Google Drive (kind of an Internet of Things: Duct-Tape
>> Edition!)
>>
>> I would rather have a token or credential to validate for the outgoing
>> mail server if validation is unavoidable. The thought of having my password
>> setting in a directory in clear text gives me the heebee jeebees. I may use
>> SMS for communication if I cannot figure out how to send e-mail without the
>> clear text password.
>>
>> Thanks for chiming in! I would much prefer to start with an expert
>> opinion rather than have to sort through a mountain of Google hits!
>>
>> Shane
>>
>> On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Carl Nobile <carl.nobile at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Shane,
>>>
>>> The only way to not send a password in clear text is to use one of the
>>> secure mail transports using either port 587 or 995, both are different and
>>> independent of programming language. The client in Python is quite easy,
>>> and I have written many in the past. The Ruby code snippet would need to
>>> use one of the two ports above in order to be secure which can be done in
>>> any language. Also the receiving end must support the one you choose or you
>>> won't even get a connection.
>>>
>>> From the code I see above that would send everything in clear text. To
>>> not send a password or even use one would mean there was no password on the
>>> account, which I don't believe. So, I'm a little confused here as to what
>>> is happening.
>>>
>>> Carl
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Shane Trent via TriEmbed <
>>> triembed at triembed.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I want to send e-mail from Python. The code below sends e-mail from
>>>> Ruby and does not require having your e-mail password in clear text.
>>>>
>>>> require 'mail'
>>>>
>>>>     Mail.deliver do
>>>>       from      'user at gmail.com'
>>>>       to          'trigger at recipe.ifttt.com'
>>>>       subject  '#1235'
>>>>       body     "Request from: #{name}."
>>>>     end
>>>>
>>>> Is there a similar way to send e-mail from Python without requiring
>>>> your e-mail password in clear text in the code?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Shane
>>>>
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>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>
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