[Zope] Good way to send mail from Python Scripts?

14 Sep 2001

      Hi Zopers

In my experience, it's tricky to send mail from Python Scripts. 
Here's how I'm doing it at the moment.

1. Have a DTML method which does the mailing. This method should 
   have the 'Manager' proxy role (or a role which is allowed to 
   access your 'MailHost'). 

   'mailMessage'::

    <dtml-try>
    <dtml-sendmail ...>
    text text text 
    </dtml-sendmail>
    </dtml-try>

2. Have a Python script which calls 'mailMessage'.

   'mailMessages'::

    # Lots of intricate logic which would be painful in DTML ...
    for this in these:
        container.mailMessage( container
                             , REQUEST, _
                             , address=this.address
                             )

   Note that 'mailMessage' is unhappy if it is called without DTML
   namespace (? check this) and 'REQUEST'. 

3. Now, unfortunately, the 'mailMessages' Python script won't have a
   'REQUEST' of its own. In order to get hold of a 'REQUEST', wrap the
   Python script in another DTML method, and see to it that 'REQUEST' is
   included in the list of parameters for 'mailMessages'.

   'mailMessagesWrapper'::

    <dtml-call mailMessages>

I'm pretty sure this will trigger lots of good advice on what I could be
doing better .. that would be most welcome.

Regards,
Jean

[Zope] Good way to send mail from Python Scripts?

Jean Jordaan