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+## Spring MVC Email
+
+Example Spring MVC project to send email from web form.
+
+### Installing and Running
+
+Just run the Spring Boot application.
+Type http://localhost:8080 in your browser to open the application.
+
+
+### Sending test emails
+
+Follow UI links to send simple email, email using template or email with attachment.
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-You can send test email in several ways:
-First of all, you should set application.properties properly.
-1. Just build the project and the test email for order confirmation will be sent on Spring Boot Start.
-2. You can use the web form and test all the cases of sending email in your browser.
-Just start the application then type http://localhost:8080 and follow the web flow.
-You can send simple email, email with template, email with attachment from the web.
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