aws-ses

Create a new receipt rule set

$ aws ses create-receipt-rule-set --rule-set-name [rule_set_name] --generate-cli-skeleton

$ aws ses describe-active-receipt-rule-set --generate-cli-skeletion

$ aws ses describe-receipt-rule --rule-set-name [rule_set_name] --rule-name [rule_name] --generate-cli-skeleton

$ aws ses list-receipt-rule-sets --starting-token [token_string] --max-items [integer] --generate-cli-skeleton

$ aws ses delete-receipt-rule-set --rule-set-name [rule_set_name] --generate-cli-skeleton

$ aws ses delete-receipt-rule --rule-set-name [rule_set_name] --rule-name [rule_name] --generate-cli-skeleton

$ aws ses send-email --from [from_address] --destination "ToAddresses=[addresses]" --message "Subject={Data=[subject_text],Charset=utf8},Body={Text={Data=[body_text],Charset=utf8},Html={Data=[message_body_containing_html],Charset=utf8]"

$ aws ses [subcommand] help

aws-ses <command> [options] [arguments]

<command>
    Specifies the SES operation to perform. Common examples include send-email, verify-identity, list-identities, etc.

--from <email-address>
    Specifies the sender's email address. Must be a verified SES identity.

--to <email-addresses>
    Comma-separated list of recipient email addresses.

--cc <email-addresses>
    Comma-separated list of CC recipient email addresses.

--bcc <email-addresses>
    Comma-separated list of BCC recipient email addresses.

--subject <text>
    The subject line of the email.

--text-body <file-or-string>
    The plain text content of the email. Can be a string or a path to a file.

--html-body <file-or-string>
    The HTML content of the email. Can be a string or a path to a file.

--attachment <file-paths>
    Comma-separated list of file paths to attach to the email. (Hypothetical functionality for a wrapper).

--template <template-name>
    Uses a pre-defined SES email template.

--template-data <json-string>
    JSON string containing data to populate the template variables.

--region <aws-region>
    The AWS region to send the email from (e.g., us-east-1).

--profile <profile-name>
    The AWS credentials profile to use from ~/.aws/credentials.

--configuration-set <set-name>
    The name of the configuration set to use for sending emails, enabling metrics and event publishing.

The aws-ses command is a hypothetical, simplified Linux command-line interface designed to streamline interactions with Amazon Simple Email Service (SES). While not a standard pre-installed Linux utility, it represents a common pattern where developers create wrapper scripts around the more verbose AWS CLI to perform specific tasks more efficiently. Its primary purpose would be to abstract the complexities of direct AWS CLI calls, making it easier to send emails, manage sender identities (email addresses and domains), and handle other SES-related operations directly from the command line or within shell scripts. This command would typically cover common use cases such as sending transactional emails, marketing campaigns, or system notifications, simplifying parameter input and output processing compared to the underlying AWS CLI `aws ses` subcommands. It would rely on an existing AWS CLI installation and configured credentials to authenticate with the AWS cloud.

This command, aws-ses, is presented as a hypothetical wrapper script designed for ease of use. It is not a standard Linux utility and would require custom implementation (e.g., in Bash, Python) that utilizes the underlying AWS CLI `aws ses` subcommands. Users must have the AWS CLI installed and configured with appropriate IAM permissions to interact with SES.

AWS SES has sending quotas and limits, and new accounts often start in a 'sandbox' environment with restrictions on recipients and sending volume. Sender identities (email addresses or domains) must be verified with SES before they can be used to send emails.

Before sending emails via SES, you must verify the email addresses or domains you intend to send from. This process confirms you own them and helps prevent spam. This command, if implemented, would likely include a subcommand like aws-ses verify-identity for this purpose.

Newly created AWS accounts (or new SES regions for existing accounts) typically start in SES 'sandbox' mode. In this mode, you can only send emails to verified identities. To send emails to any recipient, you must request production access through the AWS console.

aws-ses would be ideally suited for:

• Sending transactional emails (e.g., order confirmations, password resets).
• Automated notifications from server processes or scripts.
• Simple marketing campaigns or newsletters.
• Programmatic email sending from CI/CD pipelines.

While aws-ses itself is not a standard Linux command, the concept of creating shell wrappers to simplify complex cloud CLI interactions is common. Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) was launched by AWS in 2011, providing a scalable and cost-effective email sending service. The official AWS CLI was released later, providing a programmatic interface to AWS services. Over time, developers often build custom scripts like this hypothetical aws-ses to encapsulate specific, frequently used SES operations, making them more accessible and user-friendly within development workflows and automated scripts, circumventing the verbosity of direct AWS CLI calls.

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