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MailCatcher runs a super simple SMTP server

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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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masa331 ◴[18 Nov 24 19:10 UTC] No.42175787[source]▶
I use Mailcatcher for almost ten years now and never had a problem with it. Maybe is doesn't need maintenance?
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iruoy ◴[18 Nov 24 19:49 UTC] No.42176177[source]▶
There's no rush to move away from MailCatcher or MailHog, but if you're not using those solutions already I see no reason to use them over the maintained options.
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diggan ◴[19 Nov 24 00:28 UTC] No.42178872[source]▶
> I see no reason to use them over the maintained options

Things that don't change over a longer time period can be more comfortable sometimes. Especially things you use often and build up a sort of "muscle memory" about.

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rnewme ◴[19 Nov 24 02:31 UTC] No.42179572[source]▶
You ignored first part of that sentence.
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naniwaduni ◴[19 Nov 24 02:55 UTC] No.42179684[source]▶
"Not changing" has value in its own right.
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fiddlerwoaroof ◴[19 Nov 24 03:36 UTC] No.42179895{3}[source]▶
Yeah, people underestimate the value of “finished” software: in an ecosystem with lots of stable dependencies, there’s very little reason for useful software to change constantly.
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picohik ◴[19 Nov 24 06:49 UTC] No.42180652{4}[source]▶
Even "finished" software needs maintenance. Nothing is ever bug-free so needs fixes. And it doesn't live in a vacuum, the ecosystem evolves and continuous adjustments are needed when APIs evolve or libraries change.

In well-written software, the maintenance burden is low, but it's not zero. Without any maintenance, you can maybe run some piece of software in some closed-off container for a while, but it will keep rotting away and eventually you won't even be able to compile it anymore.

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1. naniwaduni ◴[19 Nov 24 13:39 UTC] No.42183279{5}[source]▶
Does "small burst of activity and dependency updates twice a year" seem inadequate to you? That's the scale of maintenance that the project in question seems to exhibit, which is what we're apparently calling not maintained.