#!/usr/bin/perl
use warnings;
use strict;
use Net::SMTP::SSL;                                                   
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use MIME::Lite;

# Implements the same API as Net::SMTP, but uses IO::Socket::SSL for i
+ts                
# network operations. Due to the nature of "Net::SMTP"'s "new" method,
+ it               
# is not overridden to make use of a default port for the SMTPS servic
+e.                
# Perhaps future versions will be smart like that. Port 465 is usually
+                  
# what you want, and it's not a pain to specify that. 

# GMAIL's virus scanners have trouble with .zip and .exe attachments??
# and the smtp server rejects mails with those attachments

#$server     = 'your-smtp-server';
my $server     = 'smtp.gmail.com';
my $to         = 'who@freak.com';
my $from_name  = 'me';
my $from_email = 'me@gmail.com';
my $subject    = 'smtp-ssl-auth attach test';

my $user = 'me@gmail.com';
my $pass = 'my_password';

my $msg = MIME::Lite->new(
From     => $from_email,
To       => $to,
Subject  =>'test message',
Type     =>'TEXT',
Data     =>'This is a test, i repeat only a test',
);

#$msg->attach(Type   =>'application/octet-stream',
#Encoding =>'base64',
#Path     =>'./zenbw_l.jpg',
#);

$msg->attach(
    Type     => 'application/vnd.ms-excel',
    Path     => './zz.xls',
    Filename => 'college_orders.xls',
    Encoding => 'base64'
);

my $smtps = Net::SMTP::SSL->new($server, 
                               Port => 465,
                               DEBUG => 1,
                               ) or warn "$!\n"; 

# I hust lucked out and this worked
defined ($smtps->auth($user, $pass))
    or die "Can't authenticate: $!\n";


$smtps->mail($from_email);
$smtps->to($to);
$smtps->data();
$smtps->datasend( $msg->as_string() );
$smtps->dataend();
$smtps->quit();

print "done\n";

#You can alternatively just put everything in the argument to $smtp->d
+ata(),
#and forget about datasend() and dataend();
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Hi Thank you very much. The problem was with Net::SMTP::TLS by changing it to Net::SMTP::SSL solved the problem. Thanks again. Akhila