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SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
1 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 20 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score -0.49.
Design: 0 for, 10 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for testing email sending without production risk
From 2 comments
So this is useful for: 1. developing software that sends e-mails, but not having to set up a test environment/pray you don't break production, and 2. testing out new software…
beefhash on HNI think some are being a smidgen too hard and dismissive about this. That you can do this a bunch of other ways isn't really the point at all. Doesn't even matter if it's easy to…
oblib on HN
Free service appreciated
From 1 comment
Thanks for keeping it for free. I use mailtrap.io and haven't ever hit their limits, but having it as a free service to the community is appreciated.
deftnerd on HN
Objections
Encouraging real email addresses in test environments is a privacy risk
From 3 comments
"No fake recipient email addresses anymore, use real ones!" This is a really bad idea. Keep PII far away from your test environments.
cotillion on HNThe point is that you can use real data with your own isolated test bed. I'm not going to involve some random thing on the Internet in my test setup! For one thing, I'm pretty…
kazinator on HNExactly. Wouldn't this be a good way to harvest a ton of valid email addresses?
tonyztan on HN
Free-forever promise is not credible, and dependence on an external service is risky
From 2 comments
``` As a startup we currently offer one simple subscription program completely for FREE! Meanwhile, we are working hard on our paid plans with plenty of new features, everyone…
sethammons on HN* I would not use a free service - I want to know that my company is a customer. I want recourse/support if there a problem. That said - be sure to get insurance, for when there…
pm24601 on HN
No TLS/STARTTLS support
From 2 comments
So this is useful for: 1. developing software that sends e-mails, but not having to set up a test environment/pray you don't break production, and 2. testing out new software…
beefhash on HNThanks! We understand that encryption is a must, we plan to add this feature as soon as possible.
pogo77 on HN
Site design issues: scroll hijacking, white text unreadable, broken without JavaScript
From 3 comments
Please stop hijacking scrolling. Thankyou.
dlsym on HNpogo77, congrats on launching. somewhat random comment: your site is completely broken when JS is disabled. This is usually not a problem for general Internet population, but…
old-gregg on HNYep. White text is unreadable on dotty backround on mobile. Even zoom in doesn't help.
imhoguy on HN
Requests
Add TLS/STARTTLS support
From 2 comments
So this is useful for: 1. developing software that sends e-mails, but not having to set up a test environment/pray you don't break production, and 2. testing out new software…
beefhash on HNThanks! We understand that encryption is a must, we plan to add this feature as soon as possible.
pogo77 on HN
Add spam filter and SPF/DKIM/DMARC checks
From 1 comment
One very useful feature would be to add up to date filtering systems in report only mode (eg SpamAssassin), SPF / DKIM / DMARC checks, etc. Without having your own up to date…
r1ch on HN
Fix site design and scrolling
From 2 comments
Please stop hijacking scrolling. Thankyou.
dlsym on HNSorry, we didn't notice that. The design comes with this feature, but we will probably change it very soon.
pogo77 on HN
Questions
Does it offer benefits over mailtrap?
From 1 comment
I've used mailtrap with great success on a Django application that I used to work on. It really is great to just change the SMTP config for the mail sending service without…
asadjb on HN
Can it track bounced mails to verify addresses?
From 1 comment
Is this able to track bounced mails? Then it could be used to verify emails :)
donmb on HN
Alternatives named
MailHog
From 2 comments
You can just use MailHog for free, it works pretty good. https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog
weirdo1 on HNhttps://github.com/mailhog/MailHog looks like a really nice alternative, where you can also test HTML mail, etc. Personally, my local SMTP actually sends email, because I DO want…
hobarrera on HN
Mailcatcher
From 2 comments
Mailcatcher is an even simpler solution (assuming you can install rubygems): https://mailcatcher.me/
xanderstrike on HNAt my previous company we used mailcatcher[1]. Worked fine, but with lots of e-mails, the service might crash. [1] https://mailcatcher.me/
diamondo25 on HN
Mailtrap.io
From 2 comments
I completely agree - but I use mailtrap.io quite a lot. It's wonderful to be able to make up any email address and have mail sent to it from your test system, without having to…
gnud on HNThis seems similar to https://mailtrap.io
lloeki on HN
MailDev
From 1 comment
I don't like the idea of external SMTP for this when http://danfarrelly.nyc/MailDev/ can make everything works locally - and it's very easy to add in our Docker based projects.
Damin0u on HN
smtp4dev and Papercut
From 2 comments
SMTP4dev is a good option for Windows.
recursive on HNPersonally I use Papercut and so far I'm pretty happy.
lagadu on HN