You don't need to specify an email server account password and other server attributes to mail. In the case of using google.appengine.api.mail, all you need is to register your address into "Email Senders" in the App Engine left hand menu, Settings option and hit the Email Senders tab. Then add your email address to that page. Back in your code, use the mail.send_mail method to send your mail to whichever address specified as a parameter.