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A mail-server (or mail transfer-agent) is a program which accepts emails and forwards them to other mail-servers using a client-server architecture normally the SMTP protocol is used for this.

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How can I send an email by Java application using GMail, Yahoo, or Hotmail?

Is it possible to send an email from my Java application using a GMail account? I have configured my company mail server with Java app to send email, but that's not going to cut it when I distribute the application. Answers with any of using…
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Test sending email without email server

I have a Django application that sends an email. The production server has an email server but my local box does not. I would like to be able to test sending of email locally. Is there any way that I can have django not send it through the email…
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Configuring GSuite to work with route 53 - "MX record doesn't have 2 fields" error

I'm doing my best to follow GSuite's out of date instructions for routing emails to Gmail via a AWS Route 53 hosted zone (i.e. domain). Here are the outdated instructions: I set the Values as instructed: And I see: Error occurred Bad…
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How to move spam to spam folder?

i have already install postfix, dovecot, Clamav, Spamassassin and amavisd-new on my centos 5.10. The tutorial is in here : http://catatanlepas.com/komputer/aplikasi/server-mail/postfix/359-instalasi-postfix-menggunakan-dovecot-di-centos-5-5 I just…
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What's a good mail server for development use?

I'm doing some development which will involve reacting to emails, and I'd like to use a local IMAP mail server for this. I currently use Devnull SMTP server for testing of sending emails, but this just logs and discards messages, it doesn't do IMAP…
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Receive and send email with Scala

I'm planning to build a service using Scala and Akka that is going to depend on e-mail heavily. In fact, most of the communication with my service will be done by sending letters to it and getting a replies. I guess this means I need a reliable…
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Can my web server be at one hosting company, and my email hosted by a 3rd party?

I have a web server that runs my web application. If I want to outsource my email to another provider, is it possible if they are on their on network/data center?
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Mail server for JavaMail testing

I want to test JavaMail locally, so I need a mail server. Are there any free mail servers I can use?
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"Error: message file too big" Is the limit on outgoing or receiving end?

A client is trying to send a rather large email but it gets bounced back with the following message: Hi. This is the qmail-send program at server2.hysir.net. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a…
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IMAP Server Facade - how to make one?

I have implemented a custom email server and web client. The server is just a REST API (similar to google's gmail API) that uses a 3rd party (sendgrid) for sending and receiving. The emails are stored in a database. The web client just talks to the…
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Working with a Java Mail Server for Testing

I'm in the process of testing an application that takes mail out of a mailbox, performs some action based on the content of that mail, and then sends a response mail depending on the result of the action. I'm looking for a way to write tests for…
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Permission denied when doing Postfix ubuntu tutorial

Im working on this tutorial Postfix mail server. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Postfix When i run the command. su - fmaster mail I get the error. Cannot open mailbox /var/mail/fmaster: Permission denied No mail for fmaster also i sign in as…
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Implementing an email server in java

What all language components will have to be used for implementing an email service system using java?
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Postfix and save to sent mail dir

I know this might be a dummy question or a question that comes from lack of knowledge, but I hope someone can still answer it. I did try to read a lot of Postfix documentation but found no answer to this. I don't even know if it's a Postfix…
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How do I painlessly receive mail in linux and feed it to Rails?

I've been googling all night for postfix howto's, but still I couldn't figure out how do I manage to receive email on linux-server (being more specific - Ubuntu). All I need is a catch-all mailbox which gets all emails and feeds them to the ruby…
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