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Guides, comparisons and tips on email testing and review.

• 8 min read

Introducing the MailSandbox MCP server: email testing inside your AI editor

Let your AI coding agent send and inspect test emails without leaving the editor.

• 12 min read

MailHog alternative: API compatibility matrix and a working migration diff

What actually breaks when you migrate off MailHog, endpoint by endpoint.

• 16 min read

Why staging environments send emails to real customers, and how to make it structurally impossible

Every staging leak cleared a safeguard that already existed. Here's how to build the layers behind it.

• 9 min read

How to prevent your staging server from sending emails to real customers

Stop staging from emailing real customers with a foolproof SMTP trap.

• 10 min read

How to test magic links in Playwright without a real inbox

Grab magic links and OTPs from an API instead of scraping webmail in your Playwright tests.

• 11 min read

How to test Supabase auth emails on staging without hitting the rate limit

Catch Supabase confirmation, magic link, and password reset emails on hosted staging without sending anything to real users.

• 9 min read

WordPress staging email testing: catch every email before it hits a real inbox

Route your WordPress staging emails into a sandbox instead of real inboxes, and inspect every one.

• 9 min read

How to test WooCommerce emails on staging without spamming real customers

Catch every WooCommerce email your staging site sends before it hits a real customer inbox.