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With the aiosmtpd python3 module, how to get the IP address of the remote connection?
I'm using the latest aiosmtpd module under Python 3.12 in LinuxMint 22.3.
When a remote SMTP connection is made to a host running aiosmtpd, how can the remote IP address of this connection be obtained ...
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aiosmtpd - python smtp server
I'm trying to run my own stmp server on my computer with python and the aiosmtpd library.
I run the example, everything looks fine but I never receive the email on the other side.
I don't know if ...
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parse and decode mail text in aiosmtpd, perform string substitution, and reinject
I began with smtpd in order to process mailqueue, parse inbound emails and send them back to recipients (using smtpdlib.sendmail).
I switched to aiosmtpd since i needed multithread processing (while ...
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How do I properly support STARTTLS with aiosmtpd?
I have the following server taken almost directly from the aiosmtpd docs:
import asyncio
import ssl
from aiosmtpd.controller import Controller
class ExampleHandler:
async def handle_RCPT(self, ...
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How to create a working SMTPS server on port 465 using Python?
I'm trying to set up an SMTPS server on port 465 using Python and the aiosmtpd library. While I can connect to the server locally using openssl s_client, external mail servers (like Gmail) are unable ...
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Cannot connect to aiosmtpd server from non-localhost
I have an SMTP server set up using aiosmtpd, while I can use telnet to send SMTP emails on my own local machine; if I try to telnet to it from anywhere else, I get Could not open connection to the ...
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AIOSMTPD: Unable to set TLSContext broader than 1.2
I'm trying to set up an Aiosmtpd server to accept TLS1.1 too, and I can't make it work. Regardless of how I configure TLSContext, the server only accepts TLS1.2.
Here's a reproducible code to show the ...
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asyncio.get_event_loop(): DeprecationWarning: There is no current event loop
I'm building an SMTP server with aiosmtpd and used the examples as a base to build from. Below is the code snippet for the entry point to the program.
if __name__ == '__main__':
loop = asyncio....
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Python aiosmtpd getting authentication working
I am trying to get authentication working using aiosmtpd... I have read the documentation but still can't get it working.
I have followed the instructions on this post: python aiosmtpd server with ...
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python aiosmtpd server with basic authentication
Im trying to create an aiosmtpd server to process emails received.
It works great without authentication, yet i simply cannot figure out how to setup the authentication.
I have gone through the ...
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Fake SMTP server not supporting auth
Fake SMTP server not supporting auth
I have a function that create a SMTP client, login onto a server, and send mails.
I want to create a unit-test with a fake SMTP server that will write the email ...
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Save email as .eml file with python
I am trying to export an Email message obtained with aiosmtpd to an *.eml file that I can later open with any *.eml viewer or email client like Thunderbird or Mail.
async def handle_DATA(self, ...
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Python aiosmtpd gives SMTP AUTH extension not supported by server
I am trying to setup a SMTP server on my PC which should require authentication(just like gmail does). Attempting send email from client gives - "SMTP AUTH extension not supported by server"....
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Can receive but not send emails with aiosmtpd SMTP server
I have setup a local SMTP server with aiosmtpd where I received emails after setting the proper DNS records:
mail.mydomain.com A 1 minute 1.2.3.4
mydomain.com MX 1 minute 10 mail....
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How to setup minimal smtp server on localhost to send messages to other smtp servers
Honestly, I think I have a fundamental gap in understanding how SMTP works. I can't seem to find a good explanation of what is happening behind the scenes and I think this is preventing me from being ...
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