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1414This module offers several classes to implement SMTP (email) servers.
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16+ .. seealso ::
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18+ The `aiosmtpd <http://aiosmtpd.readthedocs.io/ >`_ package is a recommended
19+ replacement for this module. It is based on :mod: `asyncio ` and provides a
20+ more straightforward API. :mod: `smtpd ` should be considered deprecated.
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1622Several server implementations are present; one is a generic
1723do-nothing implementation, which can be overridden, while the other two offer
1824specific mail-sending strategies.
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738+ - bpo-25008: Document smtpd.py as effectively deprecated and add a pointer to
739+ aiosmtpd, a third-party asyncio-based replacement.
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738741- Issue #26355: Add canonical header link on each page to corresponding major
739742 version of the documentation. Patch by Matthias Bussonnier.
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