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## The *send-email.ps1* Script
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This PowerShell script sends an email message.
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## Parameters
```powershell
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send-email.ps1 [[-From] <String>] [[-To] <String>] [[-Subject] <String>] [[-Body] <String>] [[-SMTPServer] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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-From <String>
Specifies the sender email address
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-To <String>
Specifies the recipient email address
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Subject <String>
Specifies the subject line
Required? false
Position? 3
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Body <String>
Specifies the body message
Required? false
Position? 4
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SMTPServer <String>
Required? false
Position? 5
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
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[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
## Example
```powershell
PS> ./send-email
```
## Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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## Source Code
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```powershell
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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Sends an email message
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script sends an email message.
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.PARAMETER From
Specifies the sender email address
.PARAMETER To
Specifies the recipient email address
.PARAMETER Subject
Specifies the subject line
.PARAMETER Body
Specifies the body message
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.EXAMPLE
PS> ./send-email
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
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param([string]$From = "", [string]$To = "", [string]$Subject = "", [string]$Body = "", [string]$SMTPServer = "")
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try {
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if ($From -eq "") { $From = Read-Host "Enter sender email address" }
if ($To -eq "") { $To = Read-Host "Enter recipient email address" }
if ($Subject -eq "") { $Subject = Read-Host "Enter subject line" }
if ($Body -eq "") { $Body = Read-Host "Enter body message" }
if ($SMTPServer -eq "") { $SMTPServer = Read-Host "Enter SMTP server" }
$msg = New-Object Net.Mail.MailMessage
$smtp = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($smtpServer)
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$msg.From = $From
$msg.ReplyTo = $From
$msg.To.Add($To)
$msg.subject = $Subject
$msg.body = $Body
$smtp.Send($msg)
"✔️ Message sent."
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
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```
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