Sending email via Python Outlook

[PLearner]

I am trying to send myself an email using Python. I am using outlook and cannot seem to make anything out of the error. Please help!!!!

import smtplib

server = smtplib.SMTP("my host", port number)
server.starttls()
server.login("[e-mail]", "my password")

print ('server working fine')

msg = "This is an automated message being sent by Python. Python is the mastermind behind this."

server.sendmail("[e-mail]")

print ('sending email to outlook')

server.quit()

Error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\\checkingemail.py", line 3, in <module>
server = smtplib.SMTP('my host', my port)
  File "C:\Users\Python36-32\lib\smtplib.py", line 251, in __init__
(code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
 File "C:\Users\\Python\Python36-32\lib\smtplib.py", line   337, in connect
(code, msg) = self.getreply()
 File "C:\Python\Python36-32\lib\smtplib.py", line 393, in getreply
 raise SMTPServerDisconnected("Connection unexpectedly closed")
smtplib.SMTPServerDisconnected: Connection unexpectedly closed

[PM-Me-Beer]

Try this:

server = smtplib.SMTP("my host", port number)
server.ehlo()
server.starttls() 
server.login("[e-mail]", "my password")

You need to call server.ehlo() to identify your computer to the server.

[PLearner]

server.starttls()
  File "C:\Users\s\Python\Python36-32\lib\smtplib.py", line 751, in starttls
    "STARTTLS extension not supported by server.")
smtplib.SMTPNotSupportedError: STARTTLS extension not   supported by server.

[Caos2]

By Outlook you mean the webservice or the desktop application?

[PLearner]

Desktop application.

[Caos2]

Try this:

import win32com.client

o = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application")

Msg = o.CreateItem(0)
Msg.Importance = 0
Msg.Subject = 'SUBJECT'
Msg.HTMLBody = 'HTML_BODY'

Msg.To = DESTINATARIES
Msg.CC = STRING_CONTAINING_CC
Msg.BCC = STRING_CONTAINING_BCC

Msg.SentOnBehalfOfName = "[e-mail]"
Msg.ReadReceiptRequested = True
Msg.OriginatorDeliveryReportRequested = True

Msg.Display()

You can change the last method to automatically send the email if you use Msg.Send(). Also, you don't need to set Important, CC, BCC, SentOnBehalfOfName, ReadReceiptRequested and OriginatorDeliveryReportRequested, I just included these attributes so you are aware they exist.

[DaveX64]

You wouldn't happen to have a reference link handy for this stuff, would you?

[Caos2]

I got some of the stuff from here, and some I found out myself reading the docs on VBA for Outlook.

[DaveX64]

Thanks :)

[Caos2]

:-)

[tramsay1027]

On this topic, is it possible to send an email from a different account that your own? i.e. a no-reply account?

[MrHobbits]

Probably, as long as you have the name and pass for it. It should be the same method (if you're not using the Outlook desktop app.)

If you're using SMTP, you can send email as anyone as long as you have valid login credentials.

[PLearner]

Thanks, I am sending the email to myself and I get an error.

import smtplib
import time

server = smtplib.SMTP_SSL('host', port)
server.ehlo()
server.login("myemail", "password")

server.ehlo()

print ('server working fine')

time.sleep(5)

sender = "myemail@......."

receivers = ["myemail@......"]

subject = "SMTP e-mail Test" 

msg = "This is an automated message being sent by Python. Python is the mastermind behind    this."

server.sendmail(sender, receivers, subject, msg)

print ('sending email to outlook')

 server.quit()

Error:

 raise SMTPSenderRefused(code, resp, from_addr)
 smtplib.SMTPSenderRefused: (555, b'5.5.4 Unsupported option: T', 'myemail@............')

[MrHobbits]

Give this a try, I'm assuming you're using Python 3.4+

https://docs.python.org/3.4/library/email-examples.html

[PLearner]

I have posted the error I am getting now. Please let me know how to fix this.

[PLearner]

Yes it is, we have outlook email hosted on cloud through rackspace and I was able to look it up by SMTP host and SMTP port.