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it's funny you say that, because i find it funny that you assume it takes a cs student to build that.

did we really dumb down so much that we're having problems using smtp libraries nowadays? i don't think so.

I'm currently a CS student, I'd argue that 2/3 of my class -- of not more! -- would need way more than two hours to accomplish the same 10 lines of code.

There exists a type of CS student that doesn't really seem to enjoy programming all that much -- if at all. They do the minimum required to nail that passing grade, and then never type another line until the next assignment. Thus, when they actually need to pull on some of those tools (like sending some mail), they aren't there.

Not that this guy is one of those, but I'm just saying, they exist, and in alarming numbers.

A good CS student spends some time up front reading all the source code of the libraries they're using, and some code that uses the libraries, to know what they're really doing, what they're capable of, and to learn from them. And by CS student, I include life-long students, and self-taught students.

I don't think that the code needs a CS student. A programmer, perhaps. But a motivated high school freshman with prior python experience can figure this out, given some time.

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