Thread Subject: Sendmail with GMail

Hi

I am trying to use the sendmail command with GMail. It is possible? What are the right default parameters configuration?

Thanks

Joe Ercolino:
<SNIP hopefully not preparing to send out spam...

> It is possible?

well,

     doc sendmail;

clearly states:
...
Note The sendmail function does not support e-mail servers
that require authentication.
...

now, as far as i know <gmail> does require authentication...

us

"Joe Ercolino" <joe_ercolino@hotmail.com> wrote in message <f8ctm0$7qd$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi
>
> I am trying to use the sendmail command with GMail. It is possible? What are the right default parameters configuration?
>
> Thanks

There is a slightly more convoluted way of being able to do this: Ofcourse this is for a windows system:

If you use Outlook, here is something that i used to do sometime back:
----------------

function[]=sendingmail(mailid,attch1,subj,body)

outlook = actxserver('Outlook.Application');
email = outlook.CreateItem('olMailitem');
 
% Repeating for each address
email.Recipients.Add(mailid);
email.Subject = subj;
email.Body=body;
email.Attachments.Add(attch1);
%email.Attachments.Add(attch2);

% For read receipt
email.ReadReceiptRequested = false;
  
email.Send;
outlook.release ;
-----------------------

In this:
mailid - string containing the recipient mail id:
attch1=pathto attachment file.
subj=string
body - string.


Now since gmail allows pop access, configure your outlook to use gmail as the default outgoing smtp server (look at their online help) and i think you should be able to send the email.

Hope this helps.

"Joe Ercolino" <joe_ercolino@hotmail.com> wrote in message <f8ctm0$7qd$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi
>
> I am trying to use the sendmail command with GMail. It is possible? What are the right default parameters configuration?
>
> Thanks

There is a slightly more convoluted way of being able to do this: Ofcourse this is for a windows system:

If you use Outlook, here is something that i used to do sometime back:
----------------

function[]=sendingmail(mailid,attch1,subj,body)

outlook = actxserver('Outlook.Application');
email = outlook.CreateItem('olMailitem');
 
% Repeating for each address
email.Recipients.Add(mailid);
email.Subject = subj;
email.Body=body;
email.Attachments.Add(attch1);
%email.Attachments.Add(attch2);

% For read receipt
email.ReadReceiptRequested = false;
  
email.Send;
outlook.release ;
-----------------------

In this:
mailid - string containing the recipient mail id:
attch1=pathto attachment file.
subj=string
body - string.


Now since gmail allows pop access, configure your outlook to use gmail as the default outgoing smtp server (look at their online help) and i think you should be able to send the email.

Hope this helps.

"Joe Ercolino" <joe_ercolino@hotmail.com> wrote in message <f8ctm0$7qd$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi
>
> I am trying to use the sendmail command with GMail. It is possible? What are the right default parameters configuration?
>
> Thanks

There is a slightly more convoluted way of being able to do this: Ofcourse this is for a windows system:

If you use Outlook, here is something that i used to do sometime back:
----------------

function[]=sendingmail(mailid,attch1,subj,body)

outlook = actxserver('Outlook.Application');
email = outlook.CreateItem('olMailitem');
 
% Repeating for each address
email.Recipients.Add(mailid);
email.Subject = subj;
email.Body=body;
email.Attachments.Add(attch1);
%email.Attachments.Add(attch2);

% For read receipt
email.ReadReceiptRequested = false;
  
email.Send;
outlook.release ;
-----------------------

In this:
mailid - string containing the recipient mail id:
attch1=pathto attachment file.
subj=string
body - string.


Now since gmail allows pop access, configure your outlook to use gmail as the default outgoing smtp server (look at their online help) and i think you should be able to send the email.

Hope this helps.

My apologies for so many multiple posts.

This isn't yet officially supported, but here is some code that will work in recent versions of MATLAB:

http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/data/1-3PRRDV.html