View Source gen_smtp_client (gen_smtp v1.3.0)
A simple SMTP client used for sending mail - assumes relaying via a smarthost.
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server's 4xx response
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Close an open smtp client socket opened with open/1.
Deliver an email on an open smtp client socket. For use with a socket opened with open/1. The socket can be reused as long as the previous call to deliver/2 returned {ok, Receipt}. If it's using LMTP protocol, it will return a list with the delivery response for each address {ok, [{"foo@bar.com", "250 ok"}, {"bar@foo.com", "452 <bar@foo.com> is temporarily over quota"}]}`. If the previous call to deliver/2 returned `{error, FailMsg} and the option {on_transaction_error, reset} was given in the open/1 call, the socket may still be reused.
Open a SMTP client socket with the provided options Once the socket has been opened, you can use it with deliver/2.
Send an email in a non-blocking fashion via a spawned_linked process. The process will exit abnormally on a send failure.
Send an email nonblocking and invoke a callback with the result of the send. The callback will receive either {ok, Receipt} where Receipt is the SMTP server's receipt If it's using LMTP protocol, the callback will receive a list with the delivery response for each address {ok, [{"foo@bar.com", "250 ok"}, {"bar@foo.com", "452 <bar@foo.com> is temporarily over quota"}]}`. identifier, `{error, Type, Message} or {exit, ExitReason}, as the single argument.
Send an email and block waiting for the reply. Returns either a binary that contains If it's using LMTP protocol, it will return a list with the delivery response for each address [{"foo@bar.com", "250 ok"}, {"bar@foo.com", "452 <bar@foo.com> is temporarily over quota"}]`. the SMTP servers receipt or {error, Type, Message} or {error, Reason}.
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callback() :: fun(({exit, any()} | smtp_session_error() | {ok, binary()}) -> any()).
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email() ::
    {From :: email_address(),
     To :: [email_address(), ...],
     Body :: string() | binary() | fun(() -> string() | binary())}.
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email_address() :: string() | binary().
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extensions() :: [{binary(), binary()}].
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failure() ::
    {temporary_failure, temporary_failure_reason()} |
    {permanent_failure, permanent_failure_reason()} |
    {missing_requirement, auth | tls} |
    {unexpected_response, [binary()]} |
    {network_failure, {error, timeout | inet:posix()}}.
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host_failure() ::
    {temporary_failure, smtp_host(), temporary_failure_reason()} |
    {permanent_failure, smtp_host(), permanent_failure_reason()} |
    {missing_requirement, smtp_host(), auth | tls} |
    {unexpected_response, smtp_host(), [binary()]} |
    {network_failure, smtp_host(), {error, timeout | inet:posix()}}.
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options() ::
    [{ssl, boolean()} |
     {tls, always | never | if_available} |
     {tls_options, list()} |
     {sockopts, [gen_tcp:connect_option()]} |
     {port, inet:port_number()} |
     {timeout, timeout()} |
     {relay, inet:ip_address() | inet:hostname()} |
     {no_mx_lookups, boolean()} |
     {auth, always | never | if_available} |
     {hostname, string()} |
     {retries, non_neg_integer()} |
     {username, string()} |
     {password, string()} |
     {trace_fun, fun((Fmt :: string(), Args :: [any()]) -> any())} |
     {on_transaction_error, quit | reset} |
     {protocol, smtp | lmtp}].
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permanent_failure_reason() :: binary() | auth_failed | ssl_not_started.
server's 4xx response
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smtp_client_socket()
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smtp_host() :: inet:hostname().
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smtp_session_error() ::
    {error, no_more_hosts | send, {permanent_failure, smtp_host(), permanent_failure_reason()}} |
    {error, retries_exceeded | send, host_failure()}.
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temporary_failure_reason() :: binary() | tls_failed.
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validate_options_error() :: no_relay | invalid_port | no_credentials.
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close(Socket :: smtp_client_socket()) -> ok.
Close an open smtp client socket opened with open/1.
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deliver(Socket :: smtp_client_socket(), Email :: email()) -> {ok, Receipt :: binary() | [{binary(), binary()}, ...]} | {error, FailMsg :: failure()}.
Deliver an email on an open smtp client socket. For use with a socket opened with open/1. The socket can be reused as long as the previous call to deliver/2 returned {ok, Receipt}. If it's using LMTP protocol, it will return a list with the delivery response for each address {ok, [{"foo@bar.com", "250 ok"}, {"bar@foo.com", "452 <bar@foo.com> is temporarily over quota"}]}`. If the previous call to deliver/2 returned `{error, FailMsg} and the option {on_transaction_error, reset} was given in the open/1 call, the socket may still be reused.
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open(Options :: options()) -> {ok, SocketDescriptor :: smtp_client_socket()} | smtp_session_error() | {error, bad_option, validate_options_error()}.
Open a SMTP client socket with the provided options Once the socket has been opened, you can use it with deliver/2.
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send(Email :: email(), Options :: options()) -> {ok, pid()} | {error, validate_options_error()}.
Send an email in a non-blocking fashion via a spawned_linked process. The process will exit abnormally on a send failure.
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send(Email :: email(), Options :: options(), Callback :: callback() | undefined) -> {ok, pid()} | {error, validate_options_error()}.
Send an email nonblocking and invoke a callback with the result of the send. The callback will receive either {ok, Receipt} where Receipt is the SMTP server's receipt If it's using LMTP protocol, the callback will receive a list with the delivery response for each address {ok, [{"foo@bar.com", "250 ok"}, {"bar@foo.com", "452 <bar@foo.com> is temporarily over quota"}]}`. identifier, `{error, Type, Message} or {exit, ExitReason}, as the single argument.
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send_blocking(Email :: email(), Options :: options()) -> binary() | [{binary(), binary()}, ...] | smtp_session_error() | {error, validate_options_error()}.
Send an email and block waiting for the reply. Returns either a binary that contains If it's using LMTP protocol, it will return a list with the delivery response for each address [{"foo@bar.com", "250 ok"}, {"bar@foo.com", "452 <bar@foo.com> is temporarily over quota"}]`. the SMTP servers receipt or {error, Type, Message} or {error, Reason}.