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# msmtp

> An SMTP client.
> It reads text from `stdin` and sends it to an SMTP server.
> More information: <https://marlam.de/msmtp>.

- Send an email using the default account configured in `~/.msmtprc`:

`echo "{{Hello world}}" | msmtp {{to@example.org}}`

- Send an email using a specific account configured in `~/.msmtprc`:

`echo "{{Hello world}}" | msmtp --account={{account_name}} {{to@example.org}}`

- Send an email without a configured account. The password should be specified in the `~/.msmtprc` file:

`echo "{{Hello world}}" | msmtp --host={{localhost}} --port={{999}} --from={{from@example.org}} {{to@example.org}}`
