Fake SMTP server

README.md

Run it

chmod +x fakeSMTPserver.py
sudo ./fakeSMTPserver.py

Change behavior

Print messages out to stdout

sudo python -m smtpd -n -c DebuggingServer

Bind IP address or port

sudo python -m smtpd -n 127.0.0.1:25

Both messages to stdout and IP address bind

sudo python -m smtpd -n -c DebuggingServer 10.10.10.254:25

fakeSMTPserver.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""A noddy fake smtp server."""

import smtpd
import asyncore

class FakeSMTPServer(smtpd.SMTPServer):
    """A Fake smtp server"""

    def __init__(*args, **kwargs):
        print "Running fake smtp server on port 25"
        smtpd.SMTPServer.__init__(*args, **kwargs)

    def process_message(*args, **kwargs):
        pass

if __name__ == "__main__":
    smtp_server = FakeSMTPServer(('localhost', 25), None)
    try:
        asyncore.loop()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        smtp_server.close()