`mailer`

A simple command line interface (CLI) for sending emails using SMTP.

Installation

Please install this via git:

pip install git+https://github.com/LiHRaM/mailer.git

This application can be run from the command line with the command mailer, followed by the necessary options.

The application accepts the following options:

--to: The email address to send the email to (required).
--subject: The subject of the email (required).
--username: The SMTP username (required). Can also be set with the SMTP_USERNAME environment variable.
--password: The SMTP password (required). Can also be set with the SMTP_PASSWORD environment variable. You will be prompted to enter it securely.
--body: The body of the email. This option is mutually exclusive with --body-path.
--body-path: A path to a text file containing the body of the email. This option is mutually exclusive with --body.
--server: The SMTP server to use. Defaults to smtp.gmail.com.
--port: The SMTP port to use. Defaults to 587.

To send an email:

export SMTP_USERNAME=yourusername@gmail.com
mailer --to receiver@example.com --subject "Hello" --body "This is the body of the email."

When you run this command, you will be prompted to enter your SMTP password.