Parse inbound email without writing a MIME parser
MIME looks simple until you hit nested parts, exotic charsets, and inline attachments. Here is why teams stop writing parsers and let inbound infrastructure return clean JSON instead.
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Catch-all vs. alias addresses: when to use each
Wildcard catch-alls and explicit aliases solve different problems. A practical guide to choosing the right inbound address strategy for your domain.
Read articleReliable webhook delivery: retries, replay, and idempotency
Webhooks are easy to send and hard to deliver reliably. A field guide to retries, signatures, replay, and the idempotency that keeps duplicates from corrupting your data.
Read articleFrom inbox to ERP: automating invoice intake by email
Vendors send invoices by email and someone re-keys them by hand. Here is how to turn that inbox into a structured, auditable pipeline into your accounting system.
Read articleSPF, DKIM, and DMARC explained for inbound email
Three acronyms decide whether a message is trusted. A plain-English guide to email authentication and what it means when you receive mail on your own domain.
Read articleWhy forwarding rules break (and what to do instead)
Auto-forwarding is the duct tape of email workflows. It is invisible, fragile, and fails quietly. Here is why it breaks and how to build something you can observe.
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