# Email via Python using Gateway defined SMTP server settings?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-via-python-using-gateway-defined-smtp-server-settings/17193>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 2, 2018, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-via-python-using-gateway-defined-smtp-server-settings/17193 "2018-03-02T08:04:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-via-python-using-gateway-defined-smtp-server-settings/17193/1 "2018-03-02T08:04:44Z")

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How can I send an email from a Python script using the SMTP settings stored in the Gateway config? (e.g. under Gateway Config -\> Networking -\> Email Settings)?

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-via-python-using-gateway-defined-smtp-server-settings/17193/2 "2018-03-02T08:08:23Z")

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Nevermind, Friday afternoon…

You can specify to use an SMTP profile within the function system.net.sendEmail(…)

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**Author:** ![zxcslo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zxcslo/32/61610_2.png) [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-via-python-using-gateway-defined-smtp-server-settings/17193/3 "2018-03-02T08:08:53Z")

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With [system.net.sendEmail](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/system.net.sendEmail) …