Critical License unknown Communication Self-Hosted Email Server

Mail-in-a-Box

Mail-in-a-Box helps individuals take back control of their email by defining a one-click, easy-to-deploy SMTP+everything else server: a mail server in a box.

Data confidence92/100
Source coverage86/100
Publish confidence90/100
Evidence checkedJul 28, 2026
Pricing checkedNo current pricing evidence
Score Breakdown

Public signal read

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How to read this

These bars are a reader-facing view of the ToolVitals evidence model. They summarize maintenance, shipping, confidence, and decay signals. Hosted pricing evidence is shown separately.

Activity
Recent commits, releases, changelog, package, and product-motion signals.
Reliability
Maintenance posture from recency, release evidence, availability, and repo signals.
Adoption
Public footprint from GitHub stars, forks, and watchers when available.
Sustainability
Longer-term posture combining health, activity, adoption, confidence, and decay risk.
ToolVitals52/100Health49/100Shipping20/100Zombie Risk0/100
Overall Score 52 Critical
Activity 20
Reliability 49
Adoption 85
Sustainability 58

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About this tool

What ToolVitals knows about Mail-in-a-Box

Mail-in-a-Box helps individuals take back control of their email by defining a one-click, easy-to-deploy SMTP+everything else server: a mail server in a box.

ToolVitals has not verified an OSI-approved, source-available, fair-code, or open-core license signal yet.

Multiple signals suggest declining health or reduced shipping momentum.

Source-visible project Self-Hosted Email Server License unknown Scored Intelligence
Repository

GitHub Activity

PY
mail-in-a-box/mailinabox
Stars 15,370
Forks 1,548
Watchers 15,370
Open Issues 613
Primary Language
Python
Last Commit
63 days ago
Releases 90d
1
Default Branch
main
License
CC0-1.0
Repository Status
Active repository
Evidence

Signal Quality

Data Confidence 92/100 Strong
Source Coverage 86/100 Strong
Publish Confidence 90/100 Strong

ConfidenceHigh-confidence score from multiple public signals.

Zombie RiskNo meaningful zombie signal right now.

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License Evidence

Class
License unknown
License
CC0-1.0
Pricing Scope
No hosted pricing tracked

ToolVitals has not verified an OSI-approved, source-available, fair-code, or open-core license signal yet.

Sources

Tracked Sources

Profile

Classification

Category
Communication
Use Case
Self-Hosted Email Server
Openness
License unknown
License
CC0-1.0
Pricing Scope
No hosted pricing tracked
Tool Mode
Source-visible project
Score Model
Open Source Maintenance
Score Visibility
Scored Intelligence
Status
Critical
Hosted Pricing

Pricing Evidence

Scope
No hosted pricing tracked
Free Tier
Not detected
Currency
USD
Tracked Plans
0
Maintainers

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open-sourceemailmailserversmtpmail-serverimapself-hostedinfrastructure

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