# Re: simple smtp server **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 7, 2006, 10:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-simple-smtp-server/74608 "2006-11-07T10:49:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phrogz)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-simple-smtp-server/74608/1 "2006-11-07T10:49:55Z")
From: Hartin, Brian [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] > I second the question. 🙂 > From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] > > > I’d like to understand if anybody has ever written a very simple > > smtp > > server (supporting SSL authentication). I’d like to write an > > stmp proxy > > for my own personal usage and I’m trying to understand where to > > start. I’ve never written a SMTP server, but: [Network and Web Libraries](http://phrogz.net/ProgrammingRuby/lib_network.html#NetSMTP) is probably a good place to start. ---
**Author:** ![phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phrogz)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-simple-smtp-server/74608/2 "2006-11-07T10:50:53Z")
On Oct 31, 3:00 pm, “Gavin K.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’ve never written aSMTPserver, but: > [Network and Web Libraries](http://phrogz.net/ProgrammingRuby/lib_network.html#NetSMTP) > is probably a good place to start. As far as I understand the Net::STMP class is related to client side SMTP protocol only. Are you actually suggesting to take a look into and by making the Net::SMTP to work with my server, gradually implement an STMP server implementation? Yes, I could do it, but it seems a long road to me. MM