Sending email using smtp server

[ilya]

I guess i'm a perl-asker guy :)
How can I send emails using smtp server? I know how to do it using sendmail, but in my script i'd like to offer two ways to do it.

[Stephen]

http://cr.yp.to/smtp.html

just discovered this after following one of Terra's recommendations. this is the nuts and bolts theory behind SMTP agents. of course, if you can find a free one out there...