Creating Python Email (receiving) server

Question

I am trying to produce a simple python script for a Linux VPS that will allow me to receive mail, (and then I can do stuff to it in python, like print it to stdout). Nothing mor

Answer 1

Pythons smtpd is sufficient.

You might also want to take a look at inbox.py and this example

Answer 2

Yes SMTPD Module will be help full. Example code is here:

import smtpd
import asyncore

class CustomSMTPServer(smtpd.SMTPServer):

    def process_message(self, peer, mailfrom, rcpttos, data):
        print 'Receiving message from:', peer
        print 'Message addressed from:', mailfrom
        print 'Message addressed to  :', rcpttos
        print 'Message length        :', len(data)
        return

server = CustomSMTPServer(('127.0.0.1', 1025), None)
asyncore.loop()