From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2000-12-14T03:52:36+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:7170] Re: Sending SMTP  (was: Re:  Hello and a question.)

Kevin Smith <kevins14@pacbell.net> writes:

> Here's my SMTP code (that works):
> 
> smtp = Net::SMTP.start('mail.server.whatever')
> smtp.ready(from, to) do
>   | a |
>   message.each do
>     | line |
>     a.write(x + "\r\n")
>     $stdout.write(x + "\r\n")  #debugging
>   end
> end

In fact, that can be even simpler (but without the debugging) using

    Net::SMTP.start(server) do |smtp|
      smtp.sendmail(message, from, [ to ])
    end

Down in the guts of protocol.rb the code will add \r\n to lines that
are missing them. All 'message' has to do is respond to 'each'.


Regards


Dave