cmail

A simple command-line email client!

• works on Linux, Windows and MacOS
• send email with attachments
• save contacts

Installation

To install cmail, simply,

$ pip install cmail

Note: You may need to allow less secure apps on your Gmail account to send email using cmail. You can toggle the settings here: Less secure apps

Usage

• Help command:

   $ cmail -h
  
   usage: cmail.py [-h] [-m] [-c] [-r] [-a name email]
  
   A simple command-line email client!
  
   optional arguments:
     -h, --help            show this help message and exit
     -m, --mail            Send mail.
     -c, --contacts        Shows the saved email contacts.
     -r, --reset           Reset contacts list to default.
     -a name email, --add name email
                           Add new contact.
  
  

• To send mail:

   $ cmail -m
  
   To: example@gmail.com
   Subject: test
   Text: hi there!
   Want to attach any files? (y/n): n
   Enter username (press Enter to use default 'me'): indianpythonista@gmail.com
   Enter password:  
   Your mail was sent successfully!
  
  

• To save a contact:

   $ cmail -a me nikhilksingh97@gmail.com
   New contact saved!
  

• To show contacts:

   $ cmail -c
  
   +---------+--------------------------+
   | name    | email                    |
   +=========+==========================+
   | me      | nikhilksingh97@gmail.com |
   +---------+--------------------------+
   | example | example@example.com      |
   +---------+--------------------------+
  
  

• Clear contacts list:

   $ cmail -r
  
   Contacts list reset to default.