FakeSmtp

This is a completely trivial SMTP server, written in Ruby and packaged as a gem.

Why?

Sometimes you just want to be sure that the mail is getting formated and sent the way you think it is.

Usage

The gem comes with a simple script fake_smtp that will run the server. To run the server, just run the script:

$ gem install fake_smtp

$ fake_smtp
FakeSmtp: Listening on port 2025

As you can see, by default the server runs on port 2025. You can change the port by passing in the --port option:

$ fake_smtp --port 3333
FakeSmtp: Listening on port 3333

The server implements just enough of the SMTP protocol to convince an SMTP client (well ActiveMailer anyway) that there is a there there.

Contributors

Russ Olsen
I also shamelessly borrowed bits, including some of this readme file from https://github.com/livinginthepast/fake_ftp.git.

License

The MIT License

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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