#!/usr/bin/perl 
#=====================================================================
+==========
#
#         FILE:  ExampleMailer.pl
#
#        USAGE:  ./ExampleMailer.pl 
#
#  DESCRIPTION:  
#
#      OPTIONS:  ---
# REQUIREMENTS:  ---
#         BUGS:  ---
#        NOTES:  ---
#       AUTHOR:  S.SABARINATHAN  (Sabarinathan), <sabarinathan@bksyste
+ms.co.in>
#      COMPANY:  Bk Systems (P) Ltd,Chennai
#      VERSION:  1.0
#      CREATED:  04/28/10 12:52:40 IST
#     REVISION:  ---
#=====================================================================
+==========

use strict;
use warnings;
use MIME::Lite;
use Net::SMTP;

my $from = 'perlmail@bksys.co.in';
my $to = 'sabarinathan@bksys.co.in';
my $host = '192.168.1.1';

my $subject = 'A test  message by script ';
my $body = "Pls ignore this msg as this is test from perl scripts ";

my $msg = MIME::Lite->new (
  From => $from,
  To => $to,
  Subject => $subject,
  Type =>'multipart/mixed'
) or die "Error creating multipart container: $!\n";

$msg->attach (
  Type => 'TEXT',
  Data => $body
) or die "Error adding the text message part: $!\n";

MIME::Lite->send('smtp', $host, Timeout=>60);
$msg->send;
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Below code does the login

#!/usr/bin/perl 
#=====================================================================
+==========
#
#         FILE:  ExampleMailer.pl
#
#        USAGE:  ./ExampleMailer.pl 
#
#  DESCRIPTION:  
#
#      OPTIONS:  ---
# REQUIREMENTS:  ---
#         BUGS:  ---
#        NOTES:  ---
#       AUTHOR:  S.SABARINATHAN  (Sabarinathan), <sabarinathan@bksyste
+ms.co.in>
#      COMPANY:  Bk Systems (P) Ltd,Chennai
#      VERSION:  1.0
#      CREATED:  04/28/10 12:52:40 IST
#     REVISION:  ---
#=====================================================================
+==========

use strict;
use warnings;
use MIME::Lite;
use Net::SMTP;

my $from = 'YAHOO ID';
my $to = 'sabarinathan@bksystems.co.in';
my $host ='plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com'; 

my $subject = 'A test  message by script ';
my $body = "Pls ignore this msg as this is test from perl scripts ";
my $pass="********";
my $msg = MIME::Lite->new (
  From => $from,
  To => $to,
  Subject => $subject,
  Type =>'multipart/mixed'
) or die "Error creating multipart container: $!\n";

$msg->attach (
  Type => 'TEXT',
  Data => $body
) or die "Error adding the text message part: $!\n";

#MIME::Lite->send('smtp', $host, Timeout=>60,Auth=>'Yes',Port => 465, 
+Debug => 1);
MIME::Lite->send('smtp', $host, Timeout=>60,Auth=>'LOGIN',AuthUser=>$f
+rom,AuthPass=>$pass,Port => 465, Debug => 1);
$msg->send;
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But i am getting below error in atuthen, MIME::Lite::SMTP>>> MIME::Lite::SMTP MIME::Lite::SMTP>>> Net::SMTP(2.31) MIME::Lite::SMTP>>> Net::Cmd(2.29) MIME::Lite::SMTP>>> Exporter(5.62) MIME::Lite::SMTP>>> IO::Socket::INET(1.31) MIME::Lite::SMTP>>> IO::Socket(1.30_01) MIME::Lite::SMTP>>> IO::Handle(1.27) MIME::Lite::SMTP=GLOB(0x8d0a970)<<< 220 smtp105.prem.mail.sp1.yahoo.com ESMTP MIME::Lite::SMTP=GLOB(0x8d0a970)>>> EHLO localhost.localdomain MIME::Lite::SMTP=GLOB(0x8d0a970)<<< 250-smtp105.prem.mail.sp1.yahoo.com MIME::Lite::SMTP=GLOB(0x8d0a970)<<< 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XYMCOOKIE MIME::Lite::SMTP=GLOB(0x8d0a970)<<< 250-PIPELINING MIME::Lite::SMTP=GLOB(0x8d0a970)<<< 250 8BITMIME SMTP auth() command failed: No such file or directory Need MIME::Base64 and Authen::SASL todo auth
Best Regards, S.Sabarinathan,

"Need MIME::Base64 and Authen::SASL todo auth"

So do you have MIME::Base64 and Authen::SASL installed?

I was able to make the above code work in Activeperl under Win 7 but not in Ubuntu. I am getting the same error above in Ubuntu. I installed MIME::Base64 and Authen::SASL but no luck....

I ran your code, always showing me SMTP to connect to mail server:bad file descriptor

MIME::Lite->send('smtp', $host, Timeout=>60,Auth=>'LOGIN',AuthUser=>$f
+rom,AuthPass=>$pass,Port => 465, Debug => 1);
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$host I set as smtp.gmail.com