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Message Delivery

Mailinator message flow diagram

Messages arrive in the Mailinator system several ways.

  • Email
  • SMS
  • HTTP Post / Webhooks

The classic way is they arrive as email.

However, messages may also enter the system via SMS (i.e. text message), or HTTP Post.

Regardless of how a message arrives, it lands in a designated inbox and is then available for retrieval or manipulation/re-delivery via the rule system.

Mailinator is Receive Only​

It's important to note that the Mailinator system is RECEIVE-ONLY. No one can send an email from Mailinator. (Any email appearing to have arrived from an @mailinator.com address has had it's "From" field forged to appear as such).