How to send email from the terminal using SSMTP
- Edit the ssmtp config file :
gksu gedit /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf - Enter this in the file:
root=username@gmail.com
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:465
rewriteDomain=gmail.com
AuthUser=username
AuthPass=password
FromLineOverride=YES
UseTLS=YES - Enter the email address of the person who will receive your email:
ssmtp recepient_name@gmail.com - Now enter this:
To: recipient_name@gmail.com
From: username@gmail.com
Subject: Sent from a terminal! - To send the email: Ctrl + D
