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+.venv/
+.vscode/
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+import smtplib
+import os
+
+def GetLog():
+    pass
+
+def FilterUninteresting404s():
+    pass
+
+def SendEmail():
+    FROM = os.environ["apache_404_monitor_email_from"]
+    TO = [os.environ["apache_404_monitor_email_to"]]
+    SUBJECT = 'test subject!'
+    TEXT = 'this is the body of hte message!'
+
+    message = """From: %s\nTo: %s\nSubject: %s\n\n%s
+    """ % (FROM, ", ".join(TO), SUBJECT, TEXT)
+
+    server = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
+    server.ehlo()
+    server.starttls()
+    server.login(FROM, os.environ["apache_404_monitor_password"])
+    server.sendmail(FROM, TO, message)
+    server.close()
+    print('successfully sent the mail')
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    
+    # Need to set 3 environment variables before running
+    # apache_404_monitor_email_from
+    # apache_404_monitor_email_password
+    # apache_404_monitor_email_to
+
+    GetLog()
+    FilterUninteresting404s()
+    SendEmail()
+    
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