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Just use any modern IM protocol for that, like matrix, xmpp or maybe even one of the proprietary ones. They all do what SMTP does and more, you would just need
by corty 6y ago
Just use any modern IM protocol for that, like matrix, xmpp or maybe even one of the proprietary ones. They all do what SMTP does and more, you would just need to skin the client to look like a mail client to fool your users.
- cm2187 6y agoI meant rather with the aim of progressively replacing smtp. We complain about these protocols that are too widespread to ever be retired but the reality is that TLS and http are managing the pace, ftp, pop and imap are almost gone, and smtp is probably the last of the 1990s protocols that is frozen in time while being a backbone of communications (and attack vectors) on the internet.
- corty 6y agoMaybe, but progressive replacement also got us dkim, spf and all that. So I'm not sure that there is a possible way to do this for SMTP in any "good" way...