twisted.mail.protocols.SMTPFactory

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class SMTPFactory(smtp.SMTPFactory): (source)

Known subclasses: twisted.mail.protocols.ESMTPFactory

Constructor: SMTPFactory(service, portal)

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An SMTP server protocol factory.

Method __init__ No summary
Method buildProtocol Create an instance of an SMTP server protocol.
Instance Variable portal See __init__
Instance Variable protocol A callable which creates a protocol. The default value is SMTP.
Instance Variable service See __init__

Inherited from SMTPFactory:

Class Variable timeout Undocumented

Inherited from Factory (via SMTPFactory, ServerFactory):

Class Method forProtocol Create a factory for the given protocol.
Method doStart Make sure startFactory is called.
Method doStop Make sure stopFactory is called.
Method logPrefix Describe this factory for log messages.
Method startFactory This will be called before I begin listening on a Port or Connector.
Method stopFactory This will be called before I stop listening on all Ports/Connectors.
Class Variable noisy Undocumented
Instance Variable numPorts Undocumented
def __init__(self, service, portal=None): (source)
overrides twisted.mail.smtp.SMTPFactory.__init__
overridden in twisted.mail.protocols.ESMTPFactory
Parameters
service:MailServiceAn email service.
portal:Portal or NoneA portal to use for authentication.
def buildProtocol(self, addr): (source)
from twisted.internet.interfaces.IProtocolFactory
overrides twisted.mail.smtp.SMTPFactory.buildProtocol
overridden in twisted.mail.protocols.ESMTPFactory

Create an instance of an SMTP server protocol.

Parameters
addr:IAddress providerThe address of the SMTP client.
Returns
SMTPAn SMTP protocol.
portal = (source)
overrides twisted.mail.smtp.SMTPFactory.portal
protocol: no-argument callable which returns a Protocol subclass = (source)
overrides twisted.internet.protocol.Factory.protocol
overridden in twisted.mail.protocols.ESMTPFactory

A callable which creates a protocol. The default value is SMTP.

service = (source)