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1#!/usr/bin/env ruby
2# Mails a file using GMail's SMTP Server.
3# For illustrative purposes; error checking and testing intentionally omitted for brevity.
4#
5# Requirements: 
6#   1) the 'mail' gem must be installed
7#   2) a file named 'pw.txt' containing the Google password must be present
8#      in the current directory.
9#
10# Ruby versions: tested on 1.9.3, 1.8.7, JRuby
11#
12# Keith Bennett
13
14require 'rubygems' # Need this for Ruby 1.8
15require 'mail'
16
17
18ATTACHMENT_FILESPEC = 'attachment.txt'
19File.open(ATTACHMENT_FILESPEC, 'w') do |file|
20  file << "Sample attachment text file, sent #{Time.now}\n"
21end
22
23
24# Used for GMail authentication and the 'from' header field.
25def my_gmail_address
26  # Return your gmail address, e.g.:
27  'me@gmail.com'
28end
29
30
31# Used for 'to' header field
32def recipients
33  # a single address or a comma separated list of email addresses, e.g.:
34  'mom@aol.com,fred@people.com'
35end
36
37
38# GMail password for SMTP authentication.
39# Create a file named 'pw.txt' and put your password there in plain text.
40# Not the best way to do this!
41def password
42  File.read('pw.txt')
43end
44
45
46def body_text
47  "This message contains the following attachment: #{ATTACHMENT_FILESPEC}.\nSent #{Time.now}"
48end
49
50
51def subject_text
52  "Gmail-It Attached File: #{ATTACHMENT_FILESPEC}"
53end
54
55
56# This information could probably be put in the Mail.deliver block below,
57# but it's here in case multiple mail calls are made.
58Mail.defaults do
59  delivery_method :smtp, { 
60    :address              => "smtp.gmail.com",
61    :port                 => 587,
62    :domain               => 'gmail.com',
63    :user_name            => my_gmail_address,
64    :password             => password,
65    :enable_starttls_auto => true  }
66end
67  
68puts "Delivering file: #{ATTACHMENT_FILESPEC} to #{recipients}."
69
70Mail.deliver do
71  from     my_gmail_address
72  to       recipients
73  subject  subject_text
74  body     body_text
75  add_file ATTACHMENT_FILESPEC
76end
77
78puts "File #{ATTACHMENT_FILESPEC} sent."
79puts "Check recipient email account(s) (#{recipients}) to verify success."