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EmailEngine, open source REST interface to read and send email messages

Shown by andris9 on Aug 17, 2021. Click the card to turn it over.

16points

9comments

#1,571of 2,533 in 2021

Top 63%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.

Performance: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

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Works well in a side project
From 1 comment
- I started to use it for a sideproject a month ago and it works like a charme. Thanks for that
  fullstackjob on HN
Solves a long-sought need for email access via REST
From 1 comment
- Over the past few years I've searched for something like this, here and there, thinking I wasn't using the right search terms and then giving up. I'll certainly give this a try!…
  TheSpiciestDev on HN

Needs Redis; user wants a lighter SQLite option
From 1 comment
- Wonderful. Any chance there will be a way to run it as a binary with sqlite or something lighter than redis? I was hoping to spin it up only occasionally for sending in batches.
  unraveller on HN

SQLite support or a lighter binary
From 1 comment
- Wonderful. Any chance there will be a way to run it as a binary with sqlite or something lighter than redis? I was hoping to spin it up only occasionally for sending in batches.
  unraveller on HN

How does it differ from JMAP
From 2 comments
- I thought jmap exactly that (and standardized). Is there something that this does differently? link: jmap.io
  anilgulecha on HN
- Isn't any API a "server protocol"? There are client libraries like (https://github.com/linagora/jmap-client-ts) which allow you to perform all mailbox actions. I'm trying to…
  anilgulecha on HN
Comparable projects that exist
From 1 comment
- Over the past few years I've searched for something like this, here and there, thinking I wasn't using the right search terms and then giving up. I'll certainly give this a try!…
  TheSpiciestDev on HN

JMAP
From 1 comment
- I thought jmap exactly that (and standardized). Is there something that this does differently? link: jmap.io
  anilgulecha on HN
Nylas sync engine fork (closeio)
From 1 comment
- Only project I know is the Close.io fork of open source Nylas Engine (the original project was discontinued years ago) https://github.com/closeio/sync-engine
  andris9 on HN