smtplib problem

[Sheila King]

On 14 Feb 2001 21:35:39 +1300, Carey Evans <c.evans at clear.net.nz> wrote in
comp.lang.python in article <87pugl1x2c.fsf at psyche.dnsalias.org>:

:Tim Roberts <timr at probo.com> writes:
:
:> There is no such thing.  The SMTP protocol does not include authorization.
:
:RFC2554 specifies an extension to SMTP, that adds authentication on
:message submission to an SMTP server.  BCP46 (RFC3013) section 5.4
:recommends its use.
:
:smtplib.py doesn't implement SMTP AUTH, although you could do it
:yourself using the docmd(), send() and getreply() methods.

Thank you! This is the type of tip I was looking for. Maybe in a few weeks,
when I have time, I'll mess around with it.

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