Maildrop vs OpenSMTPD

Maildrop

By m242

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Maildrop		OpenSMTPD
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1	Mentions	18
738	Stars	475
-	Growth	0.8%
0.0	Activity	9.1
-	Latest Commit	22 days ago
CSS	Language	C
-	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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Maildrop

Posts with mentions or reviews of Maildrop. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-02-26.

CSS Deep
2090 projects | dev.to | 26 Feb 2021

m242/maildrop - MailDrop is an open-source, scalable, high-performance version of Mailinator.

OpenSMTPD

Posts with mentions or reviews of OpenSMTPD. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-09.

OpenBSD acme-client で Let's Encrypt 証明書を取得する
3 projects | dev.to | 9 Sep 2023
Xerox MFP, M365 SMTP
1 project | /r/sysadmin | 19 Jun 2023

Any MTA will do, including OpenSMTPD, Postifix, Exim, Sendmail, qmail.
Serveur SMTP sans restriction
1 project | /r/programmation | 16 Nov 2022
Simple e-mail server for local-only mailing?
3 projects | /r/selfhosted | 4 Oct 2022

OpenSMTPD
Quest for the simple SMTP Server
4 projects | /r/selfhosted | 7 Sep 2022

opensmtpd Like: Reasonable sized, reasonably easy to configure Dislike: Easy to shoot yourself in the foot, DKIM setup is a p.i.t.a.
Announcing vSMTP 1.1.3
1 project | /r/HomeServer | 22 Jul 2022

Sounds like OpenSMTPd https://www.opensmtpd.org/ in that its a rewrite of older confusing SMTP servers.
Best way to learn OpenBSD?
1 project | /r/openbsd | 4 Jul 2022

Any constructive suggestions about what beginners should refer to? Is there anything better than the FAQ? (And, any thoughts about a guide for smtpd? I know this is a rather different question, but I'd love to find something beyond just the manual pages at www.opensmtpd.org, )
OpenSMTPD
1 project | /r/patient_hackernews | 11 Jun 2022

1 project | /r/hackernews | 11 Jun 2022
Hacker News top posts: Jun 11, 2022
2 projects | /r/hackerdigest | 11 Jun 2022

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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Maildrop and OpenSMTPD you can also consider the following projects:

Dovecot - Dovecot mail server

Exim - Exim Mail Transport Agent - source, testsuite and documentation

Haraka - A fast, highly extensible, and event driven SMTP server

postfix - Postfix MTA by Wietse Venema

Postal - 📮 A fully featured open source mail delivery platform for incoming & outgoing e-mail

Qmail - Bind to different local ip addresses depending on the domain part of the sender argument when using `qmail-remote`.

Mail-in-a-Box - Mail-in-a-Box helps individuals take back control of their email by defining a one-click, easy-to-deploy SMTP+everything else server: a mail server in a box.

MailCatcher - Catches mail and serves it through a dream.