AWS SES API Setup

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CloudFlare Domain + AWS SES API Creation

1. Login AWS
2. Under ap-southeast-1 go to SMTP Setting, Create SMTP credential. (It is different from AWS Access Key), Policy will be auto created under the credential.
3. Verify the Domain or Email Address for receiving message
4. Remove Sandbox setting
5. Upscale Quota

Domain Creation

1. Purchase Domain
2. Create DNS records and email forward records

Code Testing

function SendEmail($Server, $Port, $Sender, $Recipient, $Subject, $Body) {
    $Credentials = [Net.NetworkCredential](Get-Credential)

    $SMTPClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($Server, $Port)
    $SMTPClient.EnableSsl = $true
    $SMTPClient.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential($Credentials.Username, $Credentials.Password);

    try {
        Write-Output "Sending message..."
        $SMTPClient.Send($Sender, $Recipient, $Subject, $Body)
        Write-Output "Message successfully sent to $($Recipient)"
    } catch [System.Exception] {
        Write-Host "Error sending email: $($_.Exception.Message)"
        Write-Output "An error occurred:"
	Write-Output "Error Message: $($_.Exception.Message)"
        Write-Output "Error Source: $($_.Exception.Source)"
        Write-Output "Error Stack Trace: $($_.Exception.StackTrace)"
        Write-Error $_
    }
}

function SendTestEmail(){
    $Server = "email-smtp.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com"
    $Port = 587

    $Subject = "Test email sent from Amazon SES"
    $Body = "This message was sent from Amazon SES using PowerShell (explicit SSL, port 587)."

    $Sender = "sender@yourdomain.com"
    $Recipient = "anyone@gmail.com"

    SendEmail $Server $Port $Sender $Recipient $Subject $Body
}

SendTestEmail

P.S. Create a new AccessKey2 will not work, please always create a new key for key rotation.