use Net::SMTP::TLS; my $mailto = '7578690817@vtext.com'; my $mailer = new Net::SMTP::TLS( 'smtp.gmail.com', Hello => 'smtp.gmail.com', Port => 587, User => 'fanny.piggs@gmail.com', Password=> 'PASSWORD'); $mailer->mail('fanny.piggs@gmail.com'); $mailer->to("$mailto"); $mailer->data; $mailer->datasend("Sent from perl!"); $mailer->dataend; $mailer->quit;