Swaks
John Jetmore
π‘ Pick Swaks when SMTP testing, diagnostics, and detailed protocol control matter more than minimal commands.
Swaks is a command-line SMTP testing, diagnostics, and email-sending utility for system administrators and developers. It supports authentication, TLS, MIME content, attachments,...
Pros
- More comprehensive SMTP diagnostics than Mailsend
- Excellent support for authentication, TLS, MIME, and attachments
- Provides detailed protocol and error output
Cons
- More complex command syntax than Mailsend for simple messages
- Primarily designed for testing rather than end-user mail composition
- Requires Perl on some installations
Free, open source