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An introduction to inbound email parsing (What it is, and how you can do it)

Although email may seem simple at surface level, each email that is sent actually contains quite a bit of data that can be useful. This data can include basic fields like the Subject line, To and From addresses, and when the message was sent, but can also include detailed information such as the full message content, full message headers, and even attachments.

Processing all of this data manually can be very difficult and time consuming. Email parsing can remove much of this complexity and help you start utilizing the data in your inbound mail streams.

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How to use Postmark as your SMTP email provider with Mastodon

Email plays a crucial role when running a Mastodon instance. For example, users will receive their signup confirmations or password reset links via email—and you need an SMTP server, because if those messages don’t make it to the inbox, your users will be stuck! We don’t want that to happen. And folks will want to know about new followers, too! You’ll have to make sure your Mastodon instance can send these emails fast and reliably—and you’ll need an SMTP server to make that happen.

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