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Golang StartTLS SMTP Example
package main
import (
"fmt"
"log"
"net"
"net/mail"
"net/smtp"
"crypto/tls"
)
// StartTLS Email Example
func main() {
from := mail.Address{"", "username@example.tld"}
to := mail.Address{"", "username@anotherexample.tld"}
subj := "This is the email subject"
body := "This is an example body.\n With two lines."
// Setup headers
headers := make(map[string]string)
headers["From"] = from.String()
headers["To"] = to.String()
headers["Subject"] = subj
// Setup message
message := ""
for k,v := range headers {
message += fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s\r\n", k, v)
}
message += "\r\n" + body
// Connect to the SMTP Server
servername := "smtp.example.tld:465"
host, _, _ := net.SplitHostPort(servername)
auth := smtp.PlainAuth("","username@example.tld", "password", host)
// TLS config
tlsconfig := &tls.Config {
InsecureSkipVerify: true,
ServerName: host,
}
c, err := smtp.Dial(servername)
if err != nil {
log.Panic(err)
}
c.StartTLS(tlsconfig)
// Auth
if err = c.Auth(auth); err != nil {
log.Panic(err)
}
// To && From
if err = c.Mail(from.Address); err != nil {
log.Panic(err)
}
if err = c.Rcpt(to.Address); err != nil {
log.Panic(err)
}
// Data
w, err := c.Data()
if err != nil {
log.Panic(err)
}
_, err = w.Write([]byte(message))
if err != nil {
log.Panic(err)
}
err = w.Close()
if err != nil {
log.Panic(err)
}
c.Quit()
}
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urko-b commented Mar 13, 2023

thanks so much to share I really appreciate. I would like to know how can I send html in body. Kind regards

@y-vas
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y-vas commented May 18, 2023

@urko-b html goes directly into the body
body := "<div>This is an <b>example</b> body.\n With two lines.</div>"

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