Re: Yahoo SMTP

From: Gerhard Häring (gh_at_ghaering.de)
Date: 10/18/04


Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:15:03 +0200
To: python-list@python.org

Peter L Hansen wrote:
> LutherRevisited wrote:
>> Thanks for the reply, recently I have tightened up my code to now
>> reach the point where my ISP can reject me on port 25...LOL I am
>> curioius about AUTH, [...]
>
> If Googling for "smtp auth" didn't help you, try adding "rfc" and
> you should get where you need to be to learn more.
>
> (Unless you are asking "how is this done in Python", in which
> case the answer is either "it isn't" (if it isn't), or "use
> the source" (if it is). ;-) )

SMTP AUTH with Python works using the login() method of the SMTP object.
It supports the methods CRAM-MD5, PLAIN and LOGIN :-)

-- Gerhard



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