johnnyd

Great - so I've fixed my username now, that should be the full address @me.com according to that apple doc.

But how do I set the required port of 587?

I tried changing line 15 to:

from smtplib import SMTP_SSL(,587,,,,) as SMTP       # this invokes the secure SMTP protocol (port 465, uses SSL)

but this just gives a syntax error:

  File "quickmessage.py", line 15

    from smtplib import SMTP_SSL(,587,,,,) as SMTP       # this invokes the secure SMTP protocol (port 465, uses SSL)

                                ^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Probably making some basic Python error (total newbie on this) - if there is an obvious quick fix then please could you let me know?

Is the local_hostname required - what should go here?

Thanks so much for the instant response!

Hi, I'd really love to get this working but am stuck.  I'd be v grateful for a bit of help.  

If I run >python quickmessage.py -r blahblah@me.com -s "Quick message from me" -m "hello" to test if I have the quickmessage script set up ok, I get an error.

Unable to send email message: SMTP AUTH extension not supported by server.

If I switch to SMTP_SSL in the script I get

Unable to send email message: [Errno 60] Operation timed out

Is this because I am trying to use iCloud as my SMTP server (smptServer = 'smtp.mail.me.com'), and Apple does not permit this usage?  

And if so, is there some sort of alternative set up that will allow me to send a message that comes from (or appears to come from) my blahblah@me.com email address?

Thanks very much for any help, and thanks for sharing this workflow!