Haraka

Haraka is a SMTP server with an add-on-based architecture, developed with Node.js. Thanks to its asynchronous JavaScript structure, it can manage thousands of simultaneous connections and transmit thousands of messages per second. It does not function as email storage or IMAP server; it is designed to work as MTA or MSA alongside existing mail systems.

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haraka · Email & CRM / Mailchimp Alternatives

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VERSIONv3.3.2
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Node.jsSMTPEmail ServerMIT

Common commercial products in this category: Mailchimp, HubSpot, Salesforce

What can it do?
  • You can customize SMTP operations with JavaScript using the plugin architecture.
  • You can install MTA or MSA for authentication and filtering with DKIM plugins.
  • With the built-in outgoing distribution engine, you can automatically queue the sending of mail marked as relays.
User reviews
  • ↑ PositiveHacker News

    Haraka - a Node.js mail server

    “node.js is Evented I/O. It might not be a perfect match for mail server. Not like in Comet or other similar situations, SMTP sessions are highly batched and not that human-interactive. There might be very little inactive open connections on a typical mail server. But based on…”

  • • NeutralHacker News

    Haraka - a Node.js mail server

    “Nice. Looks like a Node.js port of qpsmtpd - Edit: Just found that author has noted that Haraka is quite similar to Qpsmtpd.”

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