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Script to Send Automated Emails via Outlook

I am attempting to set up a script that will fire off a series of emails automatically.
Below I have the code I am using to test this process.
import smtplib, ssl
username = 'me#company.com' # input('Enter username: ')
password = 'mypassword' # input('Enter password: ')
port = 443
smtp_server = "outlook.office365.com"
sender_email = username
receiver_email = "me#company.com"
message = "Hi there! This message is sent from Python."
context = ssl.create_default_context()
# s = smtplib.SMTP_SSL('outlook.office365.com')
# s.set_debuglevel(1)
with smtplib.SMTP(smtp_server, port) as server:
server.starttls(context=context)
server.login(username, password)
server.sendmail(sender_email, receiver_email, message)
When I run it, I get the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/gx8k/repos/namespace_auditer/./send_mail.py", line 15, in <module>
s = smtplib.SMTP_SSL('outlook.office365.com')
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 1050, in __init__
SMTP.__init__(self, host, port, local_hostname, timeout,
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 255, in __init__
(code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 341, in connect
self.sock = self._get_socket(host, port, self.timeout)
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 1056, in _get_socket
new_socket = super()._get_socket(host, port, timeout)
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 312, in _get_socket
return socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout,
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/socket.py", line 844, in create_connection
raise err
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/socket.py", line 832, in create_connection
sock.connect(sa)
TimeoutError: [Errno 60] Operation timed out
I want to send the email from Outlook specifically.
Checking the 'Accounts' settings I see my server is running on port 443 and has a domain of https://outlook.office365.com/subdomain/Exchange.asmx
I'm only using the outlook.office365.com portion of it since that's all that is shown in most examples I see. However I have tried using the full domain as well as just https://outlook.office365.com/. Nothing seems to work.
I have been using the info found here to guide me.
Originally I was using the domain smtp.office365.com but changed it after finding outlook.office365.com in my accounts settings. It fails with the same error anyway.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/gx8k/repos/namespace_auditer/./send_mail.py", line 15, in <module>
s = smtplib.SMTP_SSL('smtp.office365.com')
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 1050, in __init__
SMTP.__init__(self, host, port, local_hostname, timeout,
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 255, in __init__
(code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 341, in connect
self.sock = self._get_socket(host, port, self.timeout)
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 1056, in _get_socket
new_socket = super()._get_socket(host, port, timeout)
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 312, in _get_socket
return socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout,
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/socket.py", line 844, in create_connection
raise err
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python#3.9/3.9.7_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/socket.py", line 832, in create_connection
sock.connect(sa)
TimeoutError: [Errno 60] Operation timed out
I also tried with port 587 rather than 443. (443 is what I find in my outlook settings) - same error either way.
Update: I think the answer to my question is that mac's don't use SMTP...now I have to figure out how to do this in IMAP.
What protocol does Outlook for Mac use?
By default, Outlook is set to IMAP protocol. If you choose to set your account on IMAP, you may use the following settings then click Add Account.
Additional Update:
I ended up scratching this approach altogether. I ended up using an internal API service to send notifications out to all relevant parties.

For Office 365 accounts, the SMTP server name is smtp.office365.com, post 587, TLS on.

SMTP send: "getaddrinfo failed"

import smtplib
def sendEmail(receiver,subject,message):
server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gamil.com',587)
server.ehlo()
server.starttls()
server.login("botsinhala#gmail.com",password)
server.sendmail("botsinhala#gmail.com",receiver,message)
print("succesful")
sendEmail("gadjetrathnayake#gmail.com","testing bot","Hi, This is a testing message i'm sending to you.")
above code is generating the following error. My OS is windows 10.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:/MY CHANNEL/python tricks/Email bot 1/tttttttttttttttttttttttt.py", line 17, in <module>
sendEmail("andrewhawkins#gmail.com","testing bot","Hi, This is a testing message i'm sending to you.")
File "D:/MY CHANNEL/python tricks/Email bot 1/tttttttttttttttttttttttt.py", line 5, in sendEmail
server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gamil.com',587)
File "C:\Users\Dell Pc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\smtplib.py", line 251, in __init__
(code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
File "C:\Users\Dell Pc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\smtplib.py", line 336, in connect
self.sock = self._get_socket(host, port, self.timeout)
File "C:\Users\Dell Pc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\smtplib.py", line 307, in _get_socket
self.source_address)
File "C:\Users\Dell Pc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\socket.py", line 707, in create_connection
for res in getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, SOCK_STREAM):
File "C:\Users\Dell Pc\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\socket.py", line 748, in getaddrinfo
for res in _socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, family, type, proto, flags):
socket.gaierror: [Errno 11001] getaddrinfo failed
How can I fix this error

Replace smtp.gamil.com by smtp.gmail.com.
There are no A/AAAA records for smtp.gamil.com (2021-01-07T13:08+00:00).

Sending email in Django throws Address family not supported by protocol exception

I'm sending emails using Django version 2.2 and have tested it on the local machine and it works. But the same code throws [Errno 97] Address family not supported by protocol exception.
I also couldn't find any solution online.
I have rechecked my code and there is nothing wrong in it.
I'm using google smtp server with app_password.
Below are Details.
settings.py file
EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend"
EMAIL_HOST = "smtp.gmail.com"
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_HOST_USER = "*******#gmail.com"
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = "app_password"
Email Sending Function
subject = 'Account Password reset mail'
ctx = {
"user" : self.user,
"website" : settings.WEBSITE_NAME,
"site_url" : settings.WEBSITE_URL,
}
msg = render_to_string('login/forgot_password_email.html',ctx)
from_email = settings.WEBSITE_ADMIN_EMAIL
to_email = [self.cleaned_data.get('email'),]
result = send_mail(subject, '', from_email, to_email, fail_silently=False, html_message=msg)
return result
I even try to login to server through SSH and execute through the shell but returns the same error.
>>> from django.core.mail import send_mail
>>> res = send_mail('Subject here', 'Here is the message.', 'example#gmail.com', ['example#gmail.com'], fail_silently=False,)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<console>", line 1, in <module>
File "/home/y6d62pncrpga/virtualenv/public_html/django/app2/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/core/mail/__init__.py", line 60, in send_mail
return mail.send()
File "/home/y6d62pncrpga/virtualenv/public_html/django/app2/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/core/mail/message.py", line 291, in send
return self.get_connection(fail_silently).send_messages([self])
File "/home/y6d62pncrpga/virtualenv/public_html/django/app2/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/core/mail/backends/smtp.py", line 103, in send_messages
new_conn_created = self.open()
File "/home/y6d62pncrpga/virtualenv/public_html/django/app2/3.7/lib/python3.7/site-packages/django/core/mail/backends/smtp.py", line 63, in open
self.connection = self.connection_class(self.host, self.port, **connection_params)
File "/opt/alt/python37/lib64/python3.7/smtplib.py", line 251, in __init__
(code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
File "/opt/alt/python37/lib64/python3.7/smtplib.py", line 336, in connect
self.sock = self._get_socket(host, port, self.timeout)
File "/opt/alt/python37/lib64/python3.7/smtplib.py", line 307, in _get_socket
self.source_address)
File "/opt/alt/python37/lib64/python3.7/socket.py", line 727, in create_connection
raise err
File "/opt/alt/python37/lib64/python3.7/socket.py", line 711, in create_connection
sock = socket(af, socktype, proto)
File "/opt/alt/python37/lib64/python3.7/socket.py", line 151, in __init__
_socket.socket.__init__(self, family, type, proto, fileno)
OSError: [Errno 97] Address family not supported by protocol
Thanks in Advance.

Send Email Issue - Google Compute Engine VM

I am trying to send an Email from python code. The Code works fine when tested on my local Server. But when I deploy these changes on my Google Compute Engine VM, the Email sending stops and Connection Error starts coming.
Error Trace:
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/mail/message.py", line 342, in send
return self.get_connection(fail_silently).send_messages([self])
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/mail/backends/smtp.py", line 100, in send_messages
new_conn_created = self.open()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/mail/backends/smtp.py", line 58, in open
self.connection = connection_class(self.host, self.port, **connection_params)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/smtplib.py", line 256, in __init__
(code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/smtplib.py", line 316, in connect
self.sock = self._get_socket(host, port, self.timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/smtplib.py", line 291, in _get_socket
return socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/socket.py", line 571, in create_connection
raise err
error: [Errno 110] Connection timed out
Code:
from django.core.mail import EmailMessage
msg = EmailMessage("Test Sub", "Msg", "abc#abc.in", ["def#abc.in"])
msg.content_subtype = "html"
msg.send()
Email settings in settings.py File:
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.zoho.com'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'abc#abc.in'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'abcxxxabc'
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'abc#abc.in'
DEFAULT_TO_EMAIL = 'def#abc.in'
Can someone please suggest what could be the cause for this behavior ? And how can this issue be resolved ?
Thanks,

You can't send mail directly from google cloud, port 587 is blocked. You're gonna have to find another solution; take a look at Mailgun.

Django-registration "gaierror at /accounts/register/ [Errno -2] Name or service not known"

I am trying to implement django-registration, but I get a gaierror on the registration page with the following traceback:
Internal Server Error: /accounts/register/
Traceback (most recent call last):
#irlevant
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/registration/views.py", line 36, in form_valid
new_user = self.register(form)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/registration/backends/model_activation/views.py", line 29, in register
site=get_current_site(self.request)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/utils/decorators.py", line 184, in inner
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/registration/models.py", line 97, in create_inactive_user
registration_profile.send_activation_email(site)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/registration/models.py", line 182, in send_activation_email
self.user.email_user(subject, message, settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/contrib/auth/models.py", line 363, in email_user
send_mail(subject, message, from_email, [self.email], **kwargs)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/mail/__init__.py", line 61, in send_mail
return mail.send()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/mail/message.py", line 292, in send
return self.get_connection(fail_silently).send_messages([self])
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/mail/backends/smtp.py", line 100, in send_messages
new_conn_created = self.open()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/django/core/mail/backends/smtp.py", line 58, in open
self.connection = connection_class(self.host, self.port, **connection_params)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/smtplib.py", line 256, in __init__
(code, msg) = self.connect(host, port)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/smtplib.py", line 316, in connect
self.sock = self._get_socket(host, port, self.timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/smtplib.py", line 291, in _get_socket
return socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/socket.py", line 553, in create_connection
for res in getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, SOCK_STREAM):
gaierror: [Errno -2] Name or service not known
Here is my settings.py:
DEBUG = True
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_USER = '********#gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = '*******'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
ACCOUNT_ACTIVATION_DAYS = 1
REGISTRATION_AUTO_LOGIN = True
SITE_ID = 1
LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
Where should i check to find the mistake?

I faces the same problem, it was just an unstable internet connection because the problem disappeared as I changed my connection.