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  1. Homme Zwaagstra revised this gist Feb 16, 2015. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
    2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion smtp_login_auth.go
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    @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func LoginAuth(username, password string) smtp.Auth {
    }

    func (a *loginAuth) Start(server *smtp.ServerInfo) (string, []byte, error) {
    return "LOGIN", []byte{}, nil
    return "LOGIN", []byte(a.username), nil
    }

    func (a *loginAuth) Next(fromServer []byte, more bool) ([]byte, error) {
  2. @andelf andelf created this gist Mar 8, 2013.
    41 changes: 41 additions & 0 deletions smtp_login_auth.go
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    // MIT license (c) andelf 2013


    import (
    "net/smtp"
    "errors"
    )

    type loginAuth struct {
    username, password string
    }

    func LoginAuth(username, password string) smtp.Auth {
    return &loginAuth{username, password}
    }

    func (a *loginAuth) Start(server *smtp.ServerInfo) (string, []byte, error) {
    return "LOGIN", []byte{}, nil
    }

    func (a *loginAuth) Next(fromServer []byte, more bool) ([]byte, error) {
    if more {
    switch string(fromServer) {
    case "Username:":
    return []byte(a.username), nil
    case "Password:":
    return []byte(a.password), nil
    default:
    return nil, errors.New("Unkown fromServer")
    }
    }
    return nil, nil
    }


    // usage:
    // auth := LoginAuth("loginname", "password")
    // err := smtp.SendMail(smtpServer + ":25", auth, fromAddress, toAddresses, []byte(message))
    // or
    // client, err := smtp.Dial(smtpServer)
    // client.Auth(LoginAuth("loginname", "password"))