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+const nodemailer = require("nodemailer")
+
+const options = {
+  port: 587,
+  host: "smtp.ethereal.email",
+  secure: false,
+  auth: {
+    user: "seamus99@ethereal.email",
+    pass: "5ghVteZAqj6jkKJF9R",
+  },
+}
+
+const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport(options)
+transporter.verify(function (error) {
+  if (error) {
+    console.log(error)
+  } else {
+    console.log("Ethereal server is ready to take our messages")
+  }
+})
+
+const message = {
+  from: "from@example.com",
+  to: "to@example.com",
+  subject: "Did this email arrive?",
+  html: "Hello World!",
+}
+
+transporter.sendMail(message).then(response => {
+  console.log("Test email URL: " + nodemailer.getTestMessageUrl(response))
+})