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cURL Download and Upload Workflows/Send an email via SMTP

Submit an email message using SMTP.

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Section: Uploads

Send an email via SMTP

bash
bash
curl --url 'smtp://mail.example.com:587' --ssl-reqd --mail-from 'me@example.com' --mail-rcpt 'you@example.com' --upload-file email.txt -u 'me@example.com:password'
Explanation

curl supports SMTP and related mail protocols.

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