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# Email

Send email from you Ask app

Ask has a built in tool for sending email messages. You just have to configure it to use an SMTP server (e.g. Gmail) and you're good to go.

## Setup/Configuration

You configure the mail tool from your projects [Askfile](/askfile.md). In this example we're connecting to gmail.

```yaml
[mail]
debug=true
server='smtp.gmail.com'
port=465
use_tls=false
use_ssl=true
username=''
password=''
```

{% hint style="info" %}
When using Gmail, make sure to either use App specific passwords, or enable less secure apps. 

You also have to enable IMAP, and sometimes complete the steps here: <https://accounts.google.com/b/2/DisplayUnlockCaptcha>
{% endhint %}

## The Mail Class

All functions and events related to emails are available under built-in the `mail`  class.

## Example App

```python
@get('/email'):
	msg = mail.msg('Subject line', ['recipient@gmail.com'], 'Message body.')
	mail.send(msg)
```


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