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An AWS Lambda Node.js script that uses the inbound and outbound capabilities
of AWS Simple Email Service (SES) to run a serverless email forwarding
service.
A Node.js script for AWS Lambda that uses the inbound/outbound capabilities of
AWS Simple Email Service (SES) to run a "serverless" email forwarding service.

Instead of setting up an email server on an EC2 instance to handle email
redirects, use SES to receive email, the included Lambda script to process it
and then send it on to the final destination.
redirects, use SES to receive email, and the included Lambda script to process
it and send it on to the chosen destination.

## Limitations

- SES only allows sending email from addresses or domains that are verified.
Since this script is meant to allow forwarding email from any sender, the
message is modified to allow forwarding through SES and reflect the original
sender. This scripts adds a Reply-To header with the original sender, but the
sender. This script adds a Reply-To header with the original sender, but the
From header is changed to display the original sender but to be sent from the
original destination.

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- Finish by naming the rule, ensuring it's enabled and that spam and virus
checking are used.

- If you get an error like "Could not write to bucket", follow step 7 before
completing this one

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