smtplib starttls gmail example - comments?

[py]

I would love for anybody to comment on this code with regard to redundancy/efficiency/wordiness or whatever else.
for instance, do i understand correctly that i cant have a try: else: without an intervening except:?
-dave

        stdout.write("calling smtp server...")
        try:
            server = SMTP(msgsmtp)
        except:
            stdout.write("FAIL.")   #using .write to avoid the implied \n with print
        else:
            server.set_debuglevel(msgdebug)
            stdout.write("starting tls...")
            server.ehlo(msgfrom)
            try:    server.starttls()
            except: stdout.write("FAIL.")
            else:
                server.ehlo(msgfrom)           #neessary duplication (?)
                stdout.write("logging in...")
                try:    server.login(msgfrom, msgpass)
                except: stdout.write("FAIL.")
                else:
                    stdout.write("sending...")
                    try:    server.sendmail(msgfrom, msgto, msgtxt + "\n.\n")
                    except: stdout.write("FAIL.")
                    else:
                        try:
                            server.quit()
                        except sslerror:      # a known and largely ignored issue with early EOF in ssl protocol
                            stdout.write("success.")
                        else:
                            stdout.write("success.")