PowerShell/Docs/send-email.md
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## The *send-email.ps1* PowerShell Script
This PowerShell script sends an email message.
## Parameters
```powershell
send-email.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
## Example
```powershell
PS> ./send-email
```
## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Sends an email message
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script sends an email message.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./send-email
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
$smtpServer = "smtp.example.com"
$From = read-host "Enter sender email address"
$To = read-host "Enter recipient email address"
$Subject = read-host "Enter subject"
$Body = read-host "Enter message"
try {
$msg = new-object Net.Mail.MailMessage
$smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($smtpServer)
$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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