Temp Mail Script -

A temp mail script is a piece of backend code (often PHP, Python, or Node.js) combined with a database and a cron job that:

Key features of a good temp mail script:

import smtplib
from email.message import EmailMessage
import imaplib
import email
import random
import string
def generate_temp_email():
    """Generate a random temporary email address."""
    local_part = ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits, k=10))
    domain = 'tempmail.local'
    return f'local_part@domain'
def send_email(to_email, subject, body):
    """Send an email to the temporary email address."""
    msg = EmailMessage()
    msg.set_content(body)
    msg['subject'] = subject
    msg['to'] = to_email
    msg['from'] = 'your_email@example.com'  # Change to a valid sender email
server = smtplib.SMTP('localhost', 8025)  # Assuming a local SMTP server
    server.send_message(msg)
    server.quit()
def fetch_email(email_address, password='password'):
    """Fetch emails from the temporary email account."""
    # For simplicity, assume we're using a local IMAP server
    mail = imaplib.IMAP4('localhost', 143)
    mail.login(email_address, password)
    mail.select('inbox')
_, search_data = mail.search(None, 'ALL')
    my_messages = []
    for num in search_data[0].split():
        _, data = mail.fetch(num, '(RFC822)')
        raw_message = data[0][1]
        raw_email = email.message_from_bytes(raw_message)
        my_messages.append(raw_email)
mail.close()
    mail.logout()
    return my_messages
if __name__ == '__main__':
    temp_email = generate_temp_email()
    print(f'Temporary Email: temp_email')
# Example usage: Send an email
    send_email(temp_email, 'Test Email', 'Hello, this is a test email.')
# Example usage: Fetch emails
    emails = fetch_email(temp_email)
    for email_message in emails:
        print(f'Subject: email_message["subject"]')
        print(f'Body: email_message.get_content()')

Configure your server to pipe incoming email to this script (e.g., in cPanel: Forwarder → Pipe to Program).

#!/usr/bin/php -q
<?php
// Read raw email from STDIN
$fd = fopen("php://stdin", "r");
$rawEmail = "";
while (!feof($fd)) 
    $rawEmail .= fread($fd, 1024);
fclose($fd);
// Parse recipient (To: field)
preg_match('/^To: .*<(.+?)>/m', $rawEmail, $toMatches);
$toEmail = $toMatches[1] ?? '';
if (!$toEmail) exit; temp mail script
// Extract local part -> find mailbox
$stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT id FROM temp_mailboxes WHERE email = ? AND expires_at > NOW()");
$stmt->execute([$toEmail]);
$mailbox = $stmt->fetch();
if (!$mailbox) exit; // expired or invalid
// Parse subject & sender
preg_match('/^From: .*<(.+?)>/m', $rawEmail, $fromMatches);
$sender = $fromMatches[1] ?? 'unknown';
preg_match('/^Subject: (.+?)$/m', $rawEmail, $subjectMatches);
$subject = $subjectMatches[1] ?? '(no subject)';
// Simple body extraction (for plain text)
$body = trim(substr($rawEmail, strpos($rawEmail, "\n\n") ?? 0)); A temp mail script is a piece of
$stmt = $pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO temp_emails (mailbox_id, sender, subject, body, received_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, NOW())");
$stmt->execute([$mailbox['id'], $sender, $subject, $body]);
?>

In the modern digital landscape, email addresses are the keys to the kingdom. Every website, app, or service demands one—often just to view a single article, download a white paper, or test a feature. This has led to inbox overload, spam avalanches, and privacy concerns. Key features of a good temp mail script:

Enter the Temp Mail Script.

A temporary mail (or disposable email) script allows users to generate a random, short-lived email address that forwards messages to a temporary web interface. Emails are automatically destroyed after a set time (e.g., 10 minutes to 2 hours).

Whether you are a developer wanting to integrate privacy tools, a SaaS owner protecting user spam, or a hobbyist learning backend scripting, this guide will walk you through everything about temp mail scripts.