Drop-in SMTP Relay: A Simple Script to Tame Bot-Driven Email Floods
Web developers battling relentless bot abuse on forms now have a lightweight, open-source SMTP relay to prevent mailbox meltdowns. This single script batches duplicate notifications into digests, implements backoff delays, and strips problematic attachments—without requiring app-level changes. Deployable across any stack, it offers defense-in-depth against SMTP-level spam.