In a previuos post I explained how to run a local web server, yeah that was very easy and cool. But what if you try to use your Mercury Mail to test some applications? Well, if you are as lucky as me you will have lots of troubles. So, instead of having to configure SMTP clients or other stuff you don’t really know, you would be very happy to know that Papercut is here to solve your problems. It’s incredible how easy and functional it is, just launch it and it will catch all the mail you are sending.

“Papercut is a simplified SMTP server designed to only receive messages (not to send them on) with a GUI on top of it allowing you to see the messages it receives. It doesn’t enforce any restrictions on addresses, it just takes the message and allows you see it. It is only active while it is running, and if you want it in the background, just minimize it to the system tray. When it receives a new message, a balloon message will show up to let you know.”