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email-smtp.ps1 - powershell script by ActiveXperts Software

email-smtp.ps1 checks an SMTP server by login in

Use email-smtp.ps1 directly from ActiveXperts Network Monitor; in the Manager's 'Monitor' menu, select 'New Check (Script)' and select email-smtp.ps1. Configure the required parameter, or press 'Load a working sample'.

In ActiveXperts Network Monitor, Administrators can use three different scripting languages: Powershell, VBScript and SSH.

email-smtp.ps1 script code

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# ActiveXperts Network Monitor PowerShell script, © ActiveXperts Software B.V.
# For more information about ActiveXperts Network Monitor, visit the ActiveXperts 
# Network Monitor web site at http://www.activexperts.com
# Last Modified: like vbs
#################################################################################
# Script:
#     Email-Smtp.ps1
# Description: 
#     Logon to an SMTP mail server, either secure or not secure, optionally using 
#     an SMTP account and password
#     SMTP servers always reply a '220' message when ready to establish a session
#     ActiveXperts Mobile Messaging Component is automatically licensed when ActiveXperts Network Monitor is purchased.
#     For more information about ActiveXperts Network Component, see: www.activexperts.com/network-component
# Declare Parameters:
#     1) strHost - Host name or IP address of the mail server
#     2) nPort - Port number of the mail server. Default 25 for non-secure servers, 465 for secure servers
#     3) bIsSecure - Secure server or not
#     4) strSmtpAccount - Account name to logon to smtp server
#     5) strSmtpPassword - Password to logon to smtp server
# Usage:
#     .\Email-Smtp.ps1 '<Hostname | IP>' <Port-Number> <IsSecure> '<Account>' '<Password>'
# Sample:
#     .\Email-Smtp.ps1 'smtp.activexperts-labs.com' 25 '$false' '' ''
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# -- Declare Parameters
param( [string]$strHost = '', [int]$nPort = -1, [string]$bIsSecure = $false )

# -- Use _activexperts.ps1 with common functions
. 'C:\Program Files\ActiveXperts\Network Monitor\Scripts\Monitor (ps1)\_activexperts.ps1' 


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# // --- Main script ---
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# -- Clear screen and clear error
cls
$Error.Clear()

# -- Validate parameters, return on parameter mismatch
if( $strHost -eq '' -or $nPort -lt 0 )
{
  $res = 'UNCERTAIN: Invalid number of parameters - Usage: .\Email-Smtp.ps1 "<Hostname | IP>" <Port-Number> <IsSecure> "<Account>" "<Password>"'
  echo $res
  exit
}

$objSmtp = new-object -comobject AxMmToolkit.Smtp

if( $bIsSecure -eq $true )
{
  $objSmtp.SetSecure( $nPort )
}
else
{
  $objSmtp.HostPort = $nPort
}
  
$objSmtp.Connect( $strHost, $strSmtpAccount, $strSmtpPassword )
  
if( $objSmtp.LastError -ne 0 )
{
  $res = 'ERROR: Failed to connect to [' + $strHost + '], error #' + $objSmtp.LastError + ': ' + $objSmtp.GetErrorDescription( $objSmtp.LastError )
  echo $res
  exit
}
  
# -- Print script result 
$res = 'SUCCESS: Response from [' + $strHost + ']: [' + $objSmtp.LastSmtpResponse + ']'
echo $res

$objSmtp.Disconnect()


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# // --- Catch script exceptions ---
#################################################################################

trap [Exception]
{
  $res = 'UNCERTAIN: ' + $_.Exception.Message
  echo $res
  exit
}
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