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curl_gmail.sh
email_file=$(tempfile)
# Compose message
echo "From: Earthlings <people@earth.com>" >> $email_file
echo "To: Martians <people@mars.com>" >> $email_file
echo "Subject: Helloooo world" >> $email_file
echo "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"utf8\"" >> $email_file
echo >> $email_file
echo "Hi! :)" >> $email_file
# Send the email
curl \
--url 'smtps://smtp.gmail.com:465' \
--ssl-reqd \
--mail-from 'people@earth.com' \
--mail-rcpt 'people@mars.com' \
--upload-file $email_file \
--user 'people@earth.com:supersecretpassword'
# Cleanup
rm -f $email_file
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