[Zope] Mail from python script

[Evan Simpson]

Brian Sullivan wrote:
> I am attempting to send mail ( using Zope 2.5.1 on Win2000) from python
> using the following code found at Zopelab.com:
> 
> mailhost=getattr(context, context.superValues('Mail Host')[0].id)
> mailhost.send('Test', 'root@coursesbywire.com',
> 'root@coursesbywire.com', 'Test')
> 
> Using DTML sendmail tag seems to work without a hitch but the mail
> server rejects the Python script generated email with the following
> error info:
> 
> 
> Reason: Message headers exceed xxx bytes.
> Headers are probably not formed correctly.

You may want to use this instead:

  mailhost=context.superValues('Mail Host')[0]
  mailhost.send('Subject: Test\n\nTest', 'root@coursesbywire.com',
  'root@coursesbywire.com')

..or even...

  mailhost=context.superValues('Mail Host')[0]
  mailhost.send('''\
From: root@coursesbywire.com
To: root@coursesbywire.com
Subject: Test

Test''')

The 'send' method tries to read header lines from the body text, and may 
be responsible for your error message.  The 'getattr(...' indirection is 
pointless, as far as I can tell.

Cheers,

Evan @ 4-am