Re: [Python] SMTP server based on Python?

2006-12-06 Thread Tim Roberts
"Peter Smith [gjfc]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I have sendmail working on my linux box. > >Since I can use sendmail to send e-mails, would it be easy to write a >simple Python class which listens for data on port 25? > >Then, if it gets some data, it just passes it to sendmail. Ummm, I'm rathe

Re: [Python] SMTP server based on Python?

2006-12-06 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Peter Smith [gjfc] wrote: > I have sendmail working on my linux box. > > Since I can use sendmail to send e-mails, would it be easy to write a > simple Python class which listens for data on port 25? > > Then, if it gets some data, it just passes it to sendmail. > > Do any of you know if such a

[Python] SMTP server based on Python?

2006-12-06 Thread Peter Smith [gjfc]
People, I have sendmail working on my linux box. Since I can use sendmail to send e-mails, would it be easy to write a simple Python class which listens for data on port 25? Then, if it gets some data, it just passes it to sendmail. Do any of you know if such a simple script is floating around

Re: python SMTP server

2005-08-01 Thread Benjamin Niemann
Cliff Wells wrote: > On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 12:28 +0200, Benjamin Niemann wrote: >> Cliff Wells wrote: > >[snip] > >> > By using a local SMTP server to proxy, your app can >> > queue up a large amount of mail in a much shorter period. It won't >> > necessarily go out any faster, but at least you

Re: python SMTP server

2005-08-01 Thread Cliff Wells
On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 12:28 +0200, Benjamin Niemann wrote: > Cliff Wells wrote: > > As an aside, I will say that many SMTP servers that service home users > > (i.e. Comcast, et al) limit the amount of mail that you can send within > > a defined period. > > Or completely block outgoing traffic on

Re: python SMTP server

2005-08-01 Thread Benjamin Niemann
Cliff Wells wrote: > On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 13:14 +0200, Benjamin Niemann wrote: > >> But you should be aware of the fact that (if you send mail from a dialup >> machine without going through a relay server) your mails will quickly be >> marked as spam - I hope you do not intend to send spam... >

Re: python SMTP server

2005-07-31 Thread Cliff Wells
On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 13:14 +0200, Benjamin Niemann wrote: > But you should be aware of the fact that (if you send mail from a dialup > machine without going through a relay server) your mails will quickly be > marked as spam - I hope you do not intend to send spam... Yah, Postfix on my servers u

Re: python SMTP server

2005-07-31 Thread Benjamin Niemann
Fernando M. wrote: > Hi, > i made a test with smtplib module a few days ago, for sending mails, > and i was wondering if there's another module for running an SMTP > server, so i could make a standalone script for sending mails without > using an external SMTP server. > I've been searching but i'm

Re: python SMTP server

2005-07-30 Thread Cliff Wells
On Sat, 2005-07-30 at 14:44 -0700, Fernando M. wrote: > Hi, > i made a test with smtplib module a few days ago, for sending mails, > and i was wondering if there's another module for running an SMTP > server, so i could make a standalone script for sending mails without > using an external SMTP ser

python SMTP server

2005-07-30 Thread Fernando M.
Hi, i made a test with smtplib module a few days ago, for sending mails, and i was wondering if there's another module for running an SMTP server, so i could make a standalone script for sending mails without using an external SMTP server. I've been searching but i'm not sure if there are modules f