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# How to send an email from Linux in command line using a TLS SMTP server
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## Configure msmtp for TLS
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Install `msmtp`:
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```bash
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dnf install msmtp
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```
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Create `/etc/msmtprc`:
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```
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defaults
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auth on
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tls on
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tls_trust_file /etc/pki/ca-trust/extracted/pem/tls-ca-bundle.pem
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logfile /var/log/msmtp.log
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account default
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host smtp.orange.fr
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port 587
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from plesnila.valeriu@orange.fr
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user plesnila.valeriu@orange.fr
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password "*****"
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```
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Test:
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```bash
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printf "Subject: Test Email\n\nThis is a test email." | msmtp -v vplesnila@gmail.com
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```
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