An SMTP client that can be used in the command-line interface, allowing users to send emails via the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
The software is a convenient tool for testing and debugging SMTP servers' setups. Even hardcore mail admins who are used to typing the SMTP protocol over telnet need a specialized tool to verify encryption settings of their TLS enabled server with subsequent user authentication. Such things are quite difficult to type into a telnet session by hand.
The term smtp-cli is an acronym that stands for "smtp-client" and "smtp-command line interface." It allows users to check a given server's capabilities, test their server's setup, or create and send mails. The command line interface is intuitive, everything is scriptable, and the software can run in a completely non-interactive mode from various scripts or cron jobs.
The software is ideal for shipping log files from remote machines, running periodical mail delivery test loops, and more. If users ever needed to send a complicated email with attachments from a command line, this script is all they need. Overall, smtp-cli is a reliable and powerful tool that helps users get their email needs sorted.
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