Announcing built-in email support for server-side JavaScript with Meteor

Posted by twakefield on Monday January 28, 2013 @12:13PM
from the blog.mailgun.net dept.

http://blog.mailgun.net/post/41324647061/native-mailgun-integration-lets-meteor-apps-send-email

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Re:Announcing built-in email support for server-side JavaScr... by thurn on Monday January 28, 2013 @01:12PM (#5129717)

Great stuff. Meteor is getting more and more compelling as a platform. At this point, I'd seriously consider using it for a new project.

One thing I'd be slightly concerned about is the lack of a serious server-side rendering option, though. The "spiderable" package is a bit of a hack (as they themselves admit).

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Re:Announcing built-in email support for server-side JavaScr... by everdaniel on Monday January 28, 2013 @12:35PM (#5129492)

Awesome! Does the Receive Messages feature also work with Meteor? Or is it only to send emails?

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Re:Announcing built-in email support for server-side JavaScr... by old-gregg on Monday January 28, 2013 @12:47PM (#5129565)

Mailgunner here: while I am not deeply familiar with Meteor technology, if the framework allows you to receive an HTTP POST from a 3rd party domain to a publicly available URL (with HTTPs or without), then yes - you can receive email messages right into your Meteor app.

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Re:Announcing built-in email support for server-side JavaScr... by harrylove on Monday January 28, 2013 @03:17PM (#5130407)

Is there an option for using this service without deploying to meteor.com?

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Re:Announcing built-in email support for server-side JavaScr... by ferrantim on Monday January 28, 2013 @03:27PM (#5130441)

Yes, you can use any SMTP service you want with Meteor, including Mailgun. It's just when you use meteor deploy, your app is automatically configured with Mailgun. (note- I work at Mailgun).

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