Admissions autogenerated mail from gmail

You're looking to automate sending emails from Gmail for Admissions purposes. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you achieve this:

Prerequisites:

You have a Gmail account.
You have a list of recipients (e.g., students, parents, or staff) with their email addresses.
You have a template for the email content (e.g., a Word document or a plain text file).

Step 1: Enable Gmail's "Less Secure Apps" feature

To allow Gmail to send emails programmatically, you need to enable the "Less Secure Apps" feature. Here's how:

Sign in to your Gmail account.
Click on the gear icon () and select "See all settings."
Scroll down to the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab.
Look for the "Less secure app access" section and toggle the switch to "On."

Step 2: Create a Gmail account password for your script

To authenticate your script with Gmail, you'll need to create a password for it. Here's how:

Sign in to your Gmail account.
Click on the gear icon () and select "See all settings."
Scroll down to the "Accounts and Import" tab.
Click on "Other" and then "Generate password."
Note down the generated password.

Step 3: Use a programming language to send emails

Choose a programming language you're comfortable with (e.g., Python, JavaScript, or Ruby) and use a library or module to send emails. Here's an example using Python and the smtplib library:

Python example:

import smtplib
from email.mime.text import MIMEText

# Set up email server
server = smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com', 587)
server.starttls()
server.login('[email protected]', 'your_script_password')

# Set up email content
subject = 'Admissions Email'
body = 'Hello, this is an automated email from Admissions.'

# Create email message
msg = MIMEText(body)
msg['Subject'] = subject
msg['From'] = '[email protected]'
msg['To'] = '[email protected]'

# Send email
server.sendmail('[email protected]', '[email protected]', msg.as_string())
server.quit()

Step 4: Automate the email sending process

Once you have the script set up, you can automate the email sending process by scheduling it to run at regular intervals using a scheduler like cron (on Linux/macOS) or Task Scheduler (on Windows).

Tips and Variations:

Use a template engine like Jinja2 (for Python) or Mustache (for JavaScript) to render dynamic content in your email template.
Use a database to store recipient information and automate the email sending process.
Consider using a third-party email marketing service like Mailchimp or Constant Contact for more advanced features and scalability.

Remember to always follow Gmail's terms of service and ensure that your script complies with their policies.

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