Send mail via gmail with PowerShell V2's Send-MailMessage

$ss = new-object Security.SecureString

foreach ($ch in "password".ToCharArray())

{

$ss.AppendChar($ch)

}

$cred = new-object Management.Automation.PSCredential "uid@domain.com", $ss

Send-MailMessage -SmtpServer smtp.gmail.com -UseSsl -Credential $cred -Body...

Send-MailMessage : The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.5.1 Authentication Required. Learn

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At foo.ps1:18 char:21

+ Send-MailMessage <<<< `

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient:SmtpClient) [Send-MailMessage], SmtpException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : SmtpException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SendMailMessage

$EmailFrom = "notifications@somedomain.com"

$EmailTo = "me@earth.com"

$Subject = "Notification from XYZ"

$Body = "this is a notification from XYZ Notifications.."

$SMTPServer = "smtp.gmail.com"

$SMTPClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($SmtpServer, 587)

$SMTPClient.EnableSsl = $true

$SMTPClient.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential("username", "password");

$SMTPClient.Send($EmailFrom, $EmailTo, $Subject, $Body)

$smtpClient = new-object system.net.mail.smtpClient

$smtpClient.Host = 'smtp.gmail.com'

$smtpClient.Port = 587

$smtpClient.EnableSsl = $true

$smtpClient.Credentials = [Net.NetworkCredential](Get-Credential GmailUserID)

$smtpClient.Send('GmailUserID@gmail.com','yourself@somewhere.com','test subject', 'test message')

# append to Christian's code above --^

$emailMessage = New-Object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage

$emailMessage.From = $EmailFrom

$emailMessage.To.Add($EmailTo)

$emailMessage.Subject = $Subject

$emailMessage.Body = $Body

$emailMessage.Attachments.Add("C:Test.txt")

$SMTPClient.Send($emailMessage)

## Send-Gmail.ps1 - Send a gmail message

## By Rodney Fisk - xizdaqrian@gmail.com

## 2 / 13 / 2011

# Get command line arguments to fill in the fields

# Must be the first statement in the script

param(

[Parameter(Mandatory = $true,

Position = 0,

ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true)]

[Alias('From')] # This is the name of the parameter e.g. -From user@mail.com

[String]$EmailFrom, # This is the value [Don't forget the comma at the end!]

[Parameter(Mandatory = $true,

Position = 1,

ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true)]

[Alias('To')]

[String[]]$Arry_EmailTo,

[Parameter(Mandatory = $true,

Position = 2,

ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true)]

[Alias( 'Subj' )]

[String]$EmailSubj,

[Parameter(Mandatory = $true,

Position = 3,

ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true)]

[Alias( 'Body' )]

[String]$EmailBody,

[Parameter(Mandatory = $false,

Position = 4,

ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true)]

[Alias( 'Attachment' )]

[String[]]$Arry_EmailAttachments

)

# From Christian @ StackOverflow.com

$SMTPServer = "smtp.gmail.com"

$SMTPClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SMTPClient( $SmtpServer, 587 )

$SMTPClient.EnableSSL = $true

$SMTPClient.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential( "GMAIL_USERNAME", "GMAIL_PASSWORD" );

# From Core @ StackOverflow.com

$emailMessage = New-Object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage

$emailMessage.From = $EmailFrom

foreach ( $recipient in $Arry_EmailTo )

{

$emailMessage.To.Add( $recipient )

}

$emailMessage.Subject = $EmailSubj

$emailMessage.Body = $EmailBody

# Do we have any attachments?

# If yes, then add them, if not, do nothing

if ( $Arry_EmailAttachments.Count -ne $NULL )

{

$emailMessage.Attachments.Add()

}

$SMTPClient.Send( $emailMessage )

$smtpmail = [System.Net.Mail.SMTPClient]("127.0.0.1")

$smtpmail.Send("myacct@gmail.com", "myacct@gmail.com", "Test Message", "Message via local smtp")

$filename = “c:scripts_scotttest9999.xls”

$smtpserver = “smtp.gmail.com”

$msg = new-object Net.Mail.MailMessage

$att = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment($filename)

$smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($smtpServer )

$smtp.EnableSsl = $True

$smtp.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential(“username”, “password_here”); # Put username without the @GMAIL.com or – @gmail.com

$msg.From = “username@gmail.com”

$msg.To.Add(”boss@job.com”)

$msg.Subject = “Monthly Report”

$msg.Body = “Good MorningATTACHED”

$msg.Attachments.Add($att)

$smtp.Send($msg)