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+#! /usr/bin/env sh
+
+echo "defaults
+auth on
+tls on
+
+account default
+host ${SMTP_HOST}
+port ${SMTP_PORT}
+tls_starttls ${SMTP_STARTTLS}
+from ${SMTP_FROM}
+user ${SMTP_USER}
+password ${SMTP_PASSWORD}" > ~/.msmtprc
+
+echo -e "Subject: ${SUBJECT}\n\n${MESSAGE}" | msmtp ${TO_ADDRESS}
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