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Haraka

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baudehlo / Haraka

Haraka

A Node.js Email Server project

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What it is

A Node.js Email Server project

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Observed mentions: 2011-04-21 07:56:48 UTC to 2014-06-07 23:20:35 UTC.

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Period	Start (UTC)	End (exclusive, UTC)	Mentions	Submissions	Comments
2011	2011-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	3	2	1
2012	2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2	0	2
2013	2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	0	0	0
2014	2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	1	0	1

What Hacker News says

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randunel·Jun 7, 2014

This project looks like a wrapper over andris9/simplesmtp, and should be advertised as such instead of a smtp implementation. Check out https://github.com/baudehlo/Haraka for a mature smtp project instead of a wrapper.

In Mailin – Receive inbound emails in your web app with Node.js

ghayes·Dec 25, 2012

An alternative to postfix: To receive mail, you could setup Haraka (a very simple NodeJS smtp server)[1] on any unix instance (such as AWS micro). You'll need to set proper MX records for your domain and a few simple configurations. If Heroku would let you specify a port (specifically, 25), you would be able to host on Heroku's free plan. This may put you back at odds by hosting your data on AWS (third-party). Also, you would likely need to setup a POP server to download your messages from the server. [1] https://github.com/baudehlo/Haraka

In Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain Warrant to Monitor Email

jhuckestein·May 3, 2012

An interesting similar project for nodejs is haraka: https://github.com/baudehlo/Haraka It's pretty fast. One benchmark (by the developer) clocked it at 5000 messages/s on his Macbook.

In Inbox.py: SMTP for Humans

baudehlo·May 14, 2011

I recently started creating an SMTP server using Node.js: https://github.com/baudehlo/Haraka

In Ask HN: Who are working on young open-source projects? (or know such?)

hanszeir·May 12, 2011Submission

Haraka - a Node.js mail server

38 points · Open discussion

blolobblo·Apr 21, 2011Submission

Haraka is an SMTP server written in Node.js

designed for high scalability and anti-spam features

4 points · Open discussion