[GH-ISSUE #514] macOS: linking for sendmail does not work #331

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opened 2026-03-15 13:55:20 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-15 13:55:20 +03:00

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Originally created by @akazik on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/axllent/mailpit/issues/514

I've linked mailpit as described, but it doesn't work.

❯ ln -s /opt/homebrew/bin/mailpit sendmail

❯ ls -la sendmail 
lrwxr-xr-x  1 akazik  wheel    25B Jun  5 12:57 sendmail@ -> /opt/homebrew/bin/mailpit

❯ ./sendmail 
INFO[2025/06/05 12:57:21] [smtpd] starting on [::]:1025 (no encryption) 
INFO[2025/06/05 12:57:21] [http] starting on [::]:8025                 
INFO[2025/06/05 12:57:21] [http] accessible via http://localhost:8025/ 
FATA[2025/06/05 12:57:21] listen tcp 0.0.0.0:1025: bind: address already in use 

❯ ./sendmail version
./sendmail v1.25.1 compiled with go1.24.3 on darwin/arm64

❯ mailpit version
mailpit v1.25.1 compiled with go1.24.3 on darwin/arm64

macOS 15.5 @ M1 Mac mini

Originally created by @akazik on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/axllent/mailpit/issues/514 I've linked mailpit as described, but it doesn't work. ```shell ❯ ln -s /opt/homebrew/bin/mailpit sendmail ❯ ls -la sendmail lrwxr-xr-x 1 akazik wheel 25B Jun 5 12:57 sendmail@ -> /opt/homebrew/bin/mailpit ❯ ./sendmail INFO[2025/06/05 12:57:21] [smtpd] starting on [::]:1025 (no encryption) INFO[2025/06/05 12:57:21] [http] starting on [::]:8025 INFO[2025/06/05 12:57:21] [http] accessible via http://localhost:8025/ FATA[2025/06/05 12:57:21] listen tcp 0.0.0.0:1025: bind: address already in use ❯ ./sendmail version ./sendmail v1.25.1 compiled with go1.24.3 on darwin/arm64 ❯ mailpit version mailpit v1.25.1 compiled with go1.24.3 on darwin/arm64 ``` macOS 15.5 @ M1 Mac mini

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2026-03-15 13:55:20 +03:00

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kerem commented

2026-03-15 13:55:36 +03:00

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@axllent commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025):

Thanks for reporting this, I will need to investigate why Mac has this behaviour.

@axllent commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025): Thanks for reporting this, I will need to investigate why Mac has this behaviour.

kerem commented

2026-03-15 13:55:41 +03:00

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@akazik commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025):

Installed via homebrew, and I found a solution, so no need to hurry for me (though I'd prefer that way).

@akazik commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025): Installed via homebrew, and I found a solution, so no need to hurry for me (though I'd prefer that way).

kerem commented

2026-03-15 13:55:46 +03:00

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@axllent commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025):

What solution/workaround did you find?

@axllent commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025): What solution/workaround did you find?

kerem commented

2026-03-15 13:55:51 +03:00

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@akazik commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025):

A shell-script:

#!/bin/sh
/opt/homebrew/bin/mailpit sendmail "$@"

this seems also to work (but I don't trust the parameters passing through either way):

#!/opt/homebrew/bin/mailpit sendmail

@akazik commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025): A shell-script: ```shell #!/bin/sh /opt/homebrew/bin/mailpit sendmail "$@" ``` this seems also to work (but I don't trust the parameters passing through either way): ```shell #!/opt/homebrew/bin/mailpit sendmail ```

kerem commented

2026-03-15 13:55:56 +03:00

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@axllent commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2025):

I have pushed a fix for this in v1.26.0 which should resolve your issue. Please feel free to reopen this if you are still having issues. Thanks for reporting the bug.

@axllent commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2025): I have pushed a fix for this in [v1.26.0](https://github.com/axllent/mailpit/releases/tag/v1.26.0) which should resolve your issue. Please feel free to reopen this if you are still having issues. Thanks for reporting the bug.