A Go package for sending emails via SMTP with support for keep-alive connections, TLS/SSL, and bulk sending.
Go Simple Mail is a comprehensive Go library for sending emails via SMTP servers. It provides a flexible API for email composition and delivery, supporting features like SMTP keep-alive, multiple attachments, and various authentication methods. It is designed to handle both simple notifications and bulk email operations efficiently.
Go developers who need to send emails from their applications, particularly those requiring advanced features like DKIM signatures, bulk sending with persistent connections, or custom networking setups such as proxy servers.
Developers choose Go Simple Mail for its extensive feature set, including SMTP keep-alive for performance, support for complex email composition (e.g., HTML/text templates, inline images, DKIM), and flexibility with custom connections. It addresses limitations in Go's standard SMTP package, such as sending from localhost.
Golang package for send email. Support keep alive connection, TLS and SSL. Easy for bulk SMTP.
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Enables sending multiple emails over a single persistent connection, reducing latency and improving throughput for bulk operations, as highlighted in the README's keep-alive example.
Supports advanced features like DKIM signatures, delivery status notifications, inline attachments, and custom headers, making it suitable for complex email scenarios.
Offers multiple authentication methods (PLAIN, LOGIN, CRAM-MD5, AUTO) and TLS/SSL support with configurable timeouts and custom TLS configurations for secure transmissions.
Allows using custom network connections, ideal for proxy servers or specialized networking setups, providing greater control over the sending process, as shown in the proxy example.
The README admits a breaking change in version 2.2.0 that doesn't follow semantic versioning, which can complicate upgrades and introduce instability.
Built upon two packages unmaintained since 2015 and 2018, potentially leading to legacy code issues or slower response to security updates.
The comprehensive API can be verbose and overwhelming for developers who only need to send simple emails, requiring more configuration steps than lighter alternatives.
Only supports SMTP protocol, so integrating with modern email APIs or services requires additional custom implementations, as noted in the README.