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MailCatcher runs a super simple SMTP server

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298 points mooreds | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 16:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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iruoy ◴[18 Nov 24 18:48 UTC] No.42175560[source]▶
A tool like this is very useful, but this one isn't being maintained anymore. MailHog isn't either.

MailPit, MailCrab and smtp4dev are modern alternatives.

https://github.com/axllent/mailpit

https://github.com/tweedegolf/mailcrab

https://github.com/rnwood/smtp4dev

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Saris ◴[18 Nov 24 19:42 UTC] No.42176115[source]▶
Does it need maintenance? It doesn't seem like much of a problem for working software that is local only.
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1. andix ◴[18 Nov 24 22:02 UTC] No.42177607[source]▶
It depends. If it's not exposed to a network and doesn't have any awful bugs, than it should be fine.

Usually those mailtrap servers have some exposure to the company intranet or sometimes the internet, which could be problematic. Even test systems might receive sensitive data in the emails, that shouldn't be leaked to an attacker. An unmaintained software might have well known security issues.