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Nosey

An smtp server for web development purposes

Nosey is a smtp catch-all server and a web interface. It is ideal for web development purposes:

  • Emails are stored in memory not in your mailbox.
  • You can send from/to any address/domain with no configuration.

Install and run

$ git clone https://github.com/revington/nosey.git
$ cd nosey
$ npm install

Run nosey

$ node app.js
  1. An smtp server is running at port 4040.
  2. Send some emails. From/to can be any address.
  3. Open the web interface. http://localhost:4000
  4. Voilá

You can also telnet nosey

You can telnet nosey an send a email in an old school way. Do the following:

First execute nosey. You can do it in the background or in another terminal.

$ node app &
>Nosey web server listening on port 4000

Then telnet to nosey smtp server

$ telnet localhost 4040
>Trying 127.0.0.1...
>Connected to localhost.
>Escape character is '^]'.
>Connection from 127.0.0.1
>220 trifid ESMTP node.js simplesmtp

Do a HELO

HELO client
>250 trifid at your service, [127.0.0.1]

Then do a MAIL From

MAIL From:<[email protected]>
>250 2.1.0 Ok

Set a recipient

RCPT To:<[email protected]>
>250 2.1.0 Ok

Now send some data

DATA

>354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
Just to say hello.

.
250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 800ee2e8056608c7b343

Escape:

^]

quit

quit
>Connection closed to 127.0.0.1

Go to localhost:4000 and your email should be there!

License

See LICENSE file. Mit.