smtpd
--- SMTP ServerSource code: Lib/smtpd.py
[UNKNOWN NODE transition]This module offers several classes to implement SMTP (email) servers.
See also
The aiosmtpd package is a recommended
replacement for this module. It is based on asyncio
and provides a
more straightforward API. smtpd
should be considered deprecated.
Several server implementations are present; one is a generic do-nothing implementation, which can be overridden, while the other two offer specific mail-sending strategies.
Additionally the SMTPChannel may be extended to implement very specific interaction behaviour with SMTP clients.
The code supports RFC 5321, plus the RFC 1870 SIZE and RFC 6531 SMTPUTF8 extensions.
class smtpd.SMTPServer(localaddr, remoteaddr, data_size_limit=33554432, map=None, enable_SMTPUTF8=False, decode_data=False)[source]
Create a new SMTPServer
object, which binds to local address
localaddr. It will treat remoteaddr as an upstream SMTP relayer. Both
localaddr and remoteaddr should be a (host, port)
tuple. The object inherits from asyncore.dispatcher
, and so will
insert itself into asyncore
's event loop on instantiation.
data_size_limit specifies the maximum number of bytes that will be
accepted in a DATA
command. A value of None
or 0
means no
limit.
map is the socket map to use for connections (an initially empty
dictionary is a suitable value). If not specified the asyncore
global socket map is used.
enable_SMTPUTF8 determines whether the SMTPUTF8
extension (as defined
in RFC 6531) should be enabled. The default is False
.
When True
, SMTPUTF8
is accepted as a parameter to the MAIL
command and when present is passed to process_message()
in the
kwargs['mail_options']
list. decode_data and enable_SMTPUTF8
cannot be set to True
at the same time.
decode_data specifies whether the data portion of the SMTP transaction
should be decoded using UTF-8. When decode_data is False
(the
default), the server advertises the 8BITMIME
extension (RFC 6152), accepts the BODY=8BITMIME
parameter to
the MAIL
command, and when present passes it to process_message()
in the kwargs['mail_options']
list. decode_data and enable_SMTPUTF8
cannot be set to True
at the same time.
process_message(peer, mailfrom, rcpttos, data, **kwargs)[source]
Raise a NotImplementedError
exception. Override this in subclasses to
do something useful with this message. Whatever was passed in the
constructor as remoteaddr will be available as the _remoteaddr
attribute. peer is the remote host's address, mailfrom is the envelope
originator, rcpttos are the envelope recipients and data is a string
containing the contents of the e-mail (which should be in RFC 5321
format).
If the decode_data constructor keyword is set to True
, the data
argument will be a unicode string. If it is set to False
, it
will be a bytes object.
kwargs is a dictionary containing additional information. It is empty
if decode_data=True
was given as an init argument, otherwise
it contains the following keys:
- mail_options:
- a list of all received parameters to the
['BODY=8BITMIME', 'SMTPUTF8']
).- rcpt_options:
- same as mail_options but for the
RCPT
command. Currently noRCPT TO
options are supported, so for now this will always be an empty list.
Implementations of process_message
should use the **kwargs
signature to accept arbitrary keyword arguments, since future feature
enhancements may add keys to the kwargs dictionary.
Return None
to request a normal 250 Ok
response; otherwise
return the desired response string in RFC 5321 format.
channel_class
Override this in subclasses to use a custom SMTPChannel
for
managing SMTP clients.
New in version 3.4: The map constructor argument.
Changed in version 3.5: localaddr and remoteaddr may now contain IPv6 addresses.
New in version 3.5: The decode_data and enable_SMTPUTF8 constructor parameters, and the
kwargs parameter to process_message()
when decode_data is
False
.
Changed in version 3.6: decode_data is now False
by default.
class smtpd.DebuggingServer(localaddr, remoteaddr)[source]
Create a new debugging server. Arguments are as per SMTPServer
.
Messages will be discarded, and printed on stdout.
class smtpd.PureProxy(localaddr, remoteaddr)[source]
Create a new pure proxy server. Arguments are as per SMTPServer
.
Everything will be relayed to remoteaddr. Note that running this has a good
chance to make you into an open relay, so please be careful.
class smtpd.MailmanProxy(localaddr, remoteaddr)[source]
Create a new pure proxy server. Arguments are as per SMTPServer
.
Everything will be relayed to remoteaddr, unless local mailman configurations
knows about an address, in which case it will be handled via mailman. Note that
running this has a good chance to make you into an open relay, so please be
careful.
class smtpd.SMTPChannel(server, conn, addr, data_size_limit=33554432, map=None, enable_SMTPUTF8=False, decode_data=False)[source]
Create a new SMTPChannel
object which manages the communication
between the server and a single SMTP client.
conn and addr are as per the instance variables described below.
data_size_limit specifies the maximum number of bytes that will be
accepted in a DATA
command. A value of None
or 0
means no
limit.
enable_SMTPUTF8 determines whether the SMTPUTF8
extension (as defined
in RFC 6531) should be enabled. The default is False
.
decode_data and enable_SMTPUTF8 cannot be set to True
at the same
time.
A dictionary can be specified in map to avoid using a global socket map.
decode_data specifies whether the data portion of the SMTP transaction
should be decoded using UTF-8. The default is False
.
decode_data and enable_SMTPUTF8 cannot be set to True
at the same
time.
To use a custom SMTPChannel implementation you need to override the
SMTPServer.channel_class
of your SMTPServer
.
Changed in version 3.5: The decode_data and enable_SMTPUTF8 parameters were added.
Changed in version 3.6: decode_data is now False
by default.
The SMTPChannel
has the following instance variables:
smtp_server
Holds the SMTPServer
that spawned this channel.
conn
Holds the socket object connecting to the client.
addr
Holds the address of the client, the second value returned by
socket.accept
received_lines
Holds a list of the line strings (decoded using UTF-8) received from
the client. The lines have their "\r\n"
line ending translated to
"\n"
.
smtp_state
Holds the current state of the channel. This will be either
COMMAND
initially and then DATA
after the client sends
a "DATA" line.
seen_greeting
Holds a string containing the greeting sent by the client in its "HELO".
mailfrom
Holds a string containing the address identified in the "MAIL FROM:" line from the client.
rcpttos
Holds a list of strings containing the addresses identified in the "RCPT TO:" lines from the client.
received_data
Holds a string containing all of the data sent by the client during the
DATA state, up to but not including the terminating "\r\n.\r\n"
.
fqdn
Holds the fully-qualified domain name of the server as returned by
socket.getfqdn()
.
peer
Holds the name of the client peer as returned by conn.getpeername()
where conn
is conn
.
The SMTPChannel
operates by invoking methods named smtp_<command>
upon reception of a command line from the client. Built into the base
SMTPChannel
class are methods for handling the following commands
(and responding to them appropriately):
Command | Action taken |
---|---|
HELO | Accepts the greeting from the client and stores it in
seen_greeting . Sets server to base command mode. |
EHLO | Accepts the greeting from the client and stores it in
seen_greeting . Sets server to extended command mode. |
NOOP | Takes no action. |
QUIT | Closes the connection cleanly. |
Accepts the "MAIL FROM:" syntax and stores the supplied address as
mailfrom . In extended command mode, accepts the
RFC 1870 SIZE attribute and responds appropriately based on the
value of data_size_limit. | |
RCPT | Accepts the "RCPT TO:" syntax and stores the supplied addresses in
the rcpttos list. |
RSET | Resets the mailfrom , rcpttos , and
received_data , but not the greeting. |
DATA | Sets the internal state to DATA and stores remaining lines
from the client in received_data until the terminator
"\r\n.\r\n" is received. |
HELP | Returns minimal information on command syntax |
VRFY | Returns code 252 (the server doesn't know if the address is valid) |
EXPN | Reports that the command is not implemented. |