Sending email from RPi

[RDS]

@rst
Thanks for your comments.
Just to point out, I know what 'sudo' and 'apt-get' are for but what I did not know (and still don't) was what the rest of the line that Dougie had posted would do.
I must add though, that Dougie has been a tremendous help to me in my RPi learning experience.

[DougieLawson]

I must add though, that Dougie has been a tremendous help to me in my RPi learning experience.

Keep going, your stuff is interesting.

[BillStephenson]

I've used SMTP in python with gmail. If you go this way, I think you have to enable "access for less secure apps".

See here: https://support.google.com/accounts/ans ... 0255?hl=en

That's exactly what I ran into, and tried (a little) to resolve it without changing that setting. I wanted to add it as a feature for users, but requiring them to change that setting changed my mind, and I had other stuff to work on. I may get back to it.

[-rst-]

This looks promising (but not so simple) https://developers.google.com/gmail/oauth_overview and https://github.com/google/gmail-oauth2- ... RunThrough

[elParaguayo]

I've used oauth2 for accessing my Google Calendar through python. It's a bit of hassle to set up (and every user would have to do it because you can't share your secret key), but works nicely once it's done.

[RDS]

It does look as though the problem I have, is to do with the less secure aps idea.
I don't use very often the alternative email address I gave when taking out my Pi gmail address but I have realised that I have 2 messages titled 'sign in attempt prevented'.
It seems therefore that my Pi may have attempted but not been successful in sending an email.

Question: If I set allow less secure apps on my Pi gmail address will that setting just apply to that one gmail address or would others be affected as well.

[-rst-]

It is just for that one gmail account, so if you have (or create) a separate gmail account (and use a string enough password) it probably is not too big of a risk.

[RDS]

Thanks, rst

[RDS]

An update:
The problem I was experiencing was due to the 'less secure apps' aspect.
I have now modified the settings for that email account and the Pi has successfully sent an email.

The next step will be to get it to send a string that has been generated in a program, rather than one a fixed that has just been typed into the python program. Then onto attachments!

[-rst-]

Good to hear you make progress!

Just in case someone finds this useful: I finally remembered I had turned the less secure apps to 'on' so I could access my gmail account from a Windows Phone using the 'built-in' email app.

[TxRider]

Is there a certain file that I need to download to get the mutt script working with my gmail account? I’m too trying to send pics from my camera alerts from my motion and temp sensor when certain levels are reached. Thanks for your help!!

TxRider...