.gitignore

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-vars.py
-*.csv
-message.html
-.DS_Store
-*.pyc

README.md

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Easily send mails via SMTP and python
 
 ## Setup
 1. Copy `vars.py.example` to `vars.py`
-2. Setup `vars.py` with your credentials and config
-3. Adapt `message.htmt` and save your contact list to `contacts.csv`
+2. Setup `vars.py` with your credentials
+3. Adapt `message.txt` and import `contacts.csv`
 
 ## Usage
 ```python mail.py```

mail.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import smtplib
-import time
 
 from string import Template
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ def read_template(filename):
 
 def main():
     contacts = get_contacts('contacts.csv')
-    message_template = read_template('message.html')
+    message_template = read_template('message.txt')
 
     # set up the SMTP server
     s = smtplib.SMTP(HOST, PORT)
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ def main():
 
     # For each contact, send the email:
     for i in contacts.index:
-        print(f"Sending email {i+1}\n")
         msg = MIMEMultipart()       # create a message
 
         # add in the actual person name to the message template
@@ -50,11 +48,11 @@ def main():
         message = message_template.substitute(contact_dict)
 
         # Prints out the message body for our sake
-        print(f"{message}\n")
+        print(message)
 
         # setup the parameters of the message
         msg['From'] = MY_ADDRESS
-        msg['To'] = contacts[MAIL_COLUMN][i]
+        msg['To'] = contacts["email"][i]
         msg['Subject'] = SUBJECT
 
         # add in the message body
@@ -64,9 +62,6 @@ def main():
         s.send_message(msg)
         del msg
 
-        if (i + 1) % WAIT_EVERY == 0:
-            time.sleep(DELAY_SEC)
-
     # Terminate the SMTP session and close the connection
     s.quit()
 

vars.py.example

@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-SUBJECT = ''
-EMAIL_COLUMN = ''
-
 MY_ADDRESS = 'example@domain.tld'
 PASSWORD = 'p4ssw0rd'
 HOST = 'mail.domain.tld'
 PORT = 587
-
-WAIT_EVERY = 5
-DELAY_SEC = 0
+SUBJECT = ''