Receiving email in Node.js

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I see a lot of Node.js modules out there that sends mail through SMTP.

But is there a module to receive mail?

score 46 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 02 '18 at 09:08

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You are looking for an e-mail client library. Currently, there are 2 options (as mentioned here):

node-imap (IMAP)
n3 (POP3, experimental)

I never used them before, but usage is pretty straight forward (according to the docs). node-imap seems to be the more stable library and it has been tested against gmail. If IMAP is an option in your environment, i'd stick with node-imap.

edited Oct 02 '18 at 09:08

Hatem Alimam

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answered Mar 09 '11 at 06:14

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@schaermu, @foobar, I have tried https://github.com/mscdex/node-imap, It works perfectly but we need to enable `LESS SECURE APP` from our Gmail account (for security reasons). I want to meet the security criteria of Gmail. But from where I can get the checklist? What should be the flow (Client side and Server side) in order to access the Gmail inbox without enabling `LESS SECURE APP`, using this node module? Thanks. – Arpit Kumar Jul 02 '18 at 05:47

score 38 · Answer 2 · answered May 22 '14 at 15:51

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The Mailin module allows you to receive emails, parse them and post them to a webhook of your choice. It is based on simplesmtp. It also checks the dkim and spf, computes a spamassassin score and determines the message language.

Even if it does not fit your needs exactly, you can have a look at the code, it might help you. (Disclaimer: I am the maintainer of Mailin)

answered May 22 '14 at 15:51

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Can mailin listen to emails of a gmail account ? and notifies when an email has arrived. sort of like https://github.com/jcreigno/nodejs-mail-notifier – Hiteshdua1 May 01 '16 at 19:51

Drew LeSueur · Answer 3 · 2011-04-23T19:38:11.160

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If you want the actual server in node.js check out

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answered Apr 23 '11 at 19:29

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but arent those links to servers that implement the SMTP protocol? – Drew LeSueur Aug 02 '18 at 13:55
@GrantGryczan SMTP is for both receiving and sending mail. The first link provided by Drew is literally exactly what I needed, based on the OP's question. – James Perih Oct 02 '19 at 17:56

Anthony · Answer 4 · 2015-02-03T19:43:17.263

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The solution that I found is mail-listener2. I was able to get up and running with this in just a few minutes, it ties in node-imap and mailparser nicely out of the box.

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answered Feb 02 '15 at 17:47

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Receiving email in Node.js

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