Apache James
Enterprise mail server and SMTP/IMAP platform
Apache James is a complete enterprise mail server and SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 platform from the Apache Foundation. It can be fully self-hosted and extended with custom mailets for processing mail.
Key features
- Enterprise mail server platform
- SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 support
- Extensible with custom mailets
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (1k GitHub stars)
- Written in Java
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