This script is based on the code used by DataSelf DSA AD and DSA Cloud AD software to send outgoing emails.

How to Run PowerShell Scripts This script is a PowerShell / .ps1 file.

  • The script just replicates what DSA AD and DSA Cloud AD does – the script calls the same  Microsoft provided commands that DSA AD uses. 

  • IT people can refer to Microsoft’s documentation on PowerShell’s Send-MailMessage commandlet.

# 
#  Fill in the appropriate values for:
#  * The $P_User and  $P_Password variables
#  * Values for the various Send-MailMessage command.
#
#######  Credentials  ####################################################
[string]$P_User = 'dsbi@dataself.com'     # <===  Put the SMTP Username here
[string]$P_Password = 'xxxxxxxxx'        # <===  Put the SMTP password here

if (  [string]::IsNullOrEmpty( $P_Password)  ) {
	    $SMTPPasswordEncrypted = New-Object System.Security.SecureString 
    } else  {
	    $SMTPPasswordEncrypted = ConvertTo-SecureString $P_Password -as -f 
    }

$SMTPCredentialObj = new-object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential `
	     $P_User, $SMTPPasswordEncrypted
#----------------------------------------------------------------------
# [System.Net.ServicePointManager] ?  --- command may not be required 
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = 'Tls,TLS11,TLS12'  
#----------------------------------------------------------------------

Send-MailMessage -To 'cwilson@dataself.com' `
  -From 'cwilson@dataself.com' `
  -Subject 'Send-MailMessage Test msg' `
  -SmtpServer 'Smtp.gmail.com' -Port 587 -UseSsl -Credential $SMTPCredentialObj
POWERSHELL

Notes:

  • PowerShell uses the backtick symbol ( ` ) as the continuation character.
    On many keyboards the backtick is collocated with the tilda ( ~ ) key.

  • For more on the Send-MailMessage command see Send-MailMessage documentation from Microsoft.

Usage

Copy the script above and save as a .ps1 file. Then run as a PowerShell script: How to Run PowerShell Scripts

The script just replicates what DSA AD and DSA Cloud AD does – the script calls the same  Microsoft provided commands that DSA AD uses. 

Sending HTML Format Emails