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 `sendxmpp.py` is the XMPP equivalent of sendmail. It is an alternative to the old sendxmpp written in Perl.
 
-Dependency: [sleekxmpp](https://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP) (python3 version)
+# Dependencies
+ 
+ This requires Python 3.X
+```
+sudo apt-get install python3
+```
 
-Installation: just put the scripts wherever you want.
+Install dnspython
+  ```
+  wget https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython/archive/v1.11.1-py3.tar.gz
+
+  tar xvf v1.11.1-py3.tar.gz
+  
+  cd dnspython-1.11.1-py3/
+  
+  sudo python3 setup.py install --record files.txt
+  
+  cd ../
+  ```
+
+Install SleekXMPP
+ ```
+ git clone https://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP
+ 
+ cd SleekXMPP/
+ 
+ sudo  python3 setup.py install
+ 
+ cd ../
+ ```
+
+ Installation: just put the scripts wherever you want.
+   
 
 Configuration: see `CONFIG.example`, default config path is `~/.xmpputils`
+```
+cp CONFIG.example `~/.xmpputils
+```
+Edit `~/.xmpputils` with your xmpp credentials.
+
+Usage: (assuming you're in xmpputils/)
+```
+ echo "This is a test" | ./sendxmpp.py user@host
+```
+
+```
+./sendxmpp.py < README.md user@host
+```