# sdushantha/tmpmail

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4,178 stars · 163 forks · Shell · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/sdushantha/tmpmail
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/sdushantha-tmpmail.md

## Topics

`1secmail` `aur` `bash` `commandline` `disposable-email` `linux` `macos` `posix` `posix-sh` `receive-emails` `temporary-email` `tmpmail`

## Description

tmpmail is a terminal-based temporary email client implemented as a POSIX shell script. It provides a disposable email interface for creating short-term email addresses and reading incoming messages without a web browser.

The tool generates random or custom temporary email addresses to prevent the exposure of permanent primary accounts during service registrations. It includes a utility to copy these generated addresses directly to the system clipboard.

The software manages email workflows through a command-line interface, offering capabilities to list inbox messages and retrieve specific email content in raw text or HTML formats.

## Tags

### Business & Productivity Software

- [Terminal Email Clients](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/terminal-email-clients.md) — Provides a text-based user interface for managing disposable email addresses and reading messages in the terminal.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [REST API Integrations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/rest-api-integrations.md) — Communicates with an external mail service via RESTful HTTP endpoints to manage temporary inboxes.
- [CLI Workflow Automations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/cli-workflow-automations.md) — Provides a command-line interface to automate the process of generating temporary emails and retrieving messages.
- [Terminal Workflow Environments](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/terminal-workflow-environments.md) — Integrates temporary mailbox management into the shell environment to optimize productivity.

### Networking & Communication

- [Disposable Email Generation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/email-address-validators/subdomain-address-generators/disposable-email-generation.md) — Generates temporary, short-lived email addresses to protect primary identities during registration.
- [Email Message Retrieval](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/email-message-retrieval.md) — Enables the retrieval and reading of incoming messages directly from the terminal interface.

### Operating Systems & Systems Programming

- [POSIX-Compliant Shell Scripts](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/terminal-command-line-environments/shells-scripting/posix-compliant-shell-scripts.md) — Implemented as a portable POSIX-compliant shell script to ensure compatibility across Unix-like systems.

### Security & Cryptography

- [Disposable Address Lifecycles](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/identity-access-management/identity-management/user-management/user-profile-management/email-address-management/disposable-address-lifecycles.md) — Provides tools for creating and managing short-term email addresses to protect primary inboxes from spam.
- [Privacy-Preserving Identities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/privacy-preserving-identities.md) — Protects user identity during service registrations by providing disposable email addresses.

### User Interface & Experience

- [Terminal Content Rendering](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/terminal-content-rendering.md) — Renders raw email bodies into a readable text format for display within the terminal.