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[QUESTION] How do instances that use platforms such as Lemmy send verification, password reset, etc. e-mails? Do they use SMTP or some external service that provides an API? (self.opensource)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Asudox to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Yes, it is.

I've been running my own mail server for decades now (a quite odd hobby, I know) and that's not to be recommended for anyone who doesn't have a particular interest in e-mail. SMTP is from the early 1980s with roots in the 1970s and has had layer upon layer bolted on since then. It's a fantastic mess.