# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: Send mail to BCC
# description: This script is a re-developed MSDN Sample using PowerShell. It creates an email message then sends it with a BCC.
# version: 0.1
# type: script
# author: Thomas Lee
# license: CC0
# x-poshcode-id: 5027
# x-archived: 2016-03-17T13:41:12
# x-published: 2016-03-28T15:51:00
#
#
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Send mail to BCC using PowerShell
.DESCRIPTION
This script is a re-developed MSDN Sample using PowerShell. It creates
an email message then sends it with a BCC.
.NOTES
File Name : Send-BCCMail.ps1
Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
Requires : PowerShell V2 CTP3
.LINK
Original Sample Posted to
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2009/01/send-bccmailps1.html
MSDN Sample and details at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.mail.mailaddresscollection.aspx
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\foo> .\Send-BCCMail.ps1
Sending an e-mail message to The PowerShell Doctor and "Thomas Lee" <tfl@reskit.net>
#>
###
# Start Script
###
# Create from, to, bcc and the message strucures
$From = New-Object system.net.Mail.MailAddress "tfl@cookham.net", "Thomas Lee"
$To = new-object system.net.mail.mailaddress "doctordns@gmail.com", "The PowerShell Doctor"
$Bcc = New-Object system.Net.Mail.mailaddress "tfl@reskit.net", "Thomas Lee"
$Message = New-Object system.Net.Mail.MailMessage $From, $To
# Populate message
$Message.Subject = "Using the SmtpClient class and PowerShell."
$Message.Body = "Using this feature, you can send an e-mail message from an"
$Message.Body += "application very easily. `nEven better, you do it with PowerShell!"
# Add BCC
$Message.Bcc.Add($bcc);
# Create SMTP Client
$Server = "localhost"
$Client = New-Object System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient $server
$Client.Credentials = [System.Net.CredentialCache]::DefaultNetworkCredentials
"Sending an e-mail message to {0} and {1}" -f $to.DisplayName, $Message.Bcc.ToString()
# send the message
try {
$client.Send($message);
}
catch {
"Exception caught in CreateBccTestMessage(): {0}" -f $Error[0]
}