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 Before running this script please run the bitmessages application,because if you dont run your application simultenously you can get a connection error. 
 
+Configuration Steps
+
+1.put the credentials.ini file into the .config directory which contains the database of bitmessage application.
+
+2.To establish a connection ,copy and paste these lines into the bitmessagesettings section of the keys.dat file.Note that the values "username" and "password" below are merely examples, and should be replaced by values that cannot feasibly be guessed:
+--> apienabled = true
+--> apiport = 8442
+--> apiinterface = 127.0.0.1
+--> apiusername = abc@gmail.com
+--> apipassword = abc@123
+
 1.For running the application use ->
 
   Python autoresponder_mailing.py