Questions tagged [smtp]
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End to end email tests
In short: are email end-to-end tests a thing?
As part of my CI I would like to run email integration/end-to-end tests: the app would send it to some SMTP server and then hits maybe an endpoint where it would check if SMTP server got the email. I…
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Is it possible to spoof a recipient in a SMTP transaction? If not how does SMTP prevent this from happening?
Is it possible to have a scenario where there are 3 email addresses. Each on a different mail server.
alice@contoso.com
bob@fabrikam.com
charlie@treyresearch.net
Charlie writes an email with Alice and Bob listed as recepients. Charlie uses a rogue…
Omkar Khair
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Check SMTP connection in health check
I have created a web service which can also send emails (using Gmail SMTP). This is deployed using Kubernetes and a health check is run every 30 seconds.
Since a team member changed the login credentials we use for sending emails, a check for the…
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Why does Google go through SMTP to send from Gmail to Gmail addresses?
Since Google controls both the sender and receiver in the case of a Gmail-to-Gmail conversation, couldn't they skip actually sending the email and route it internally? Why is there a need to invoke SMTP and everything? There is no cross-server…
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Ideas For Sending Messages from Contact Us Page in Website as a Notification Email to an Administrator
What is the best way to send messages from a Contact Us page in a website as a notification email to an administrator ?
So far, this is what I did but I feel like this is not really the proper way.
I created a gmail account that will serve as an…
Vincent
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Is there existing technology write code to be executed in response to an email being sent for a certain email?
Similarly to a rest api, I want a server to listen for an email to an address I have created, and in response to mail being received, run code that I have created. Is this possible already? I understand how to call an api or create a micro service,…
Rahmi Pruitt
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DIY email service vs MailChimp and pals
I need to set up newsletter signup for a site.
Initially, I was eyeing services like MailChimp and SendPulse, but I'm not comfortable with their prices and I'm not really keen on sort of giving up control over and giving them access to the mailing…
Zoltán Matók
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