bad python modules
SNYDER, BARRON F. (AIT)
BARRON.F.SNYDER at msg.ameritech.com
Mon Nov 13 16:04:12 EST 2000
sp00fD wrote:
> ...
>
>The database modules also seem lacking. Sending mail using the smtp
>module leaves an empty subject line and occassional missing characters
>or extra spaces, whereas in perl, the available mailers work
>perfectly. Is there a reason for this, or an effort to change it?
>With ActiveState in the picture, can we expect more robust replacements
>soon?
>
> ...
Though I'm still new to Python, I've had no trouble with the smtplib module.
I use code like the following (which I read about somewhere, probably in
this forum, thanks!) and have been sending quite a bit of mail with all
subject lines intact and no missing characters. (Although I would prefer a
separate subject property rather than lumping it in with the message. The
word "Subject:" gets stripped out automagically, though, so it works fine.)
def mailmsg():
import smtplib
msg = "Subject: Dead Parrot\n\n"
msg = msg + "It's not dead, it's sleeping."
mailfrom = "me at somewhere.com"
mailto = "you at somewhereelse.com"
host = "mail.bigserver.com" # SMPT mail host
server = smtplib.SMTP(host)
server.sendmail(mailfrom, [mailto], msg)
server.quit()
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