diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index a1338d6..0000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Binaries for programs and plugins
-*.exe
-*.dll
-*.so
-*.dylib
-
-# Test binary, build with `go test -c`
-*.test
-
-# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
-*.out
-
-# Project-local glide cache, RE: https://github.com/Masterminds/glide/issues/736
-.glide/
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a720f16..12c79d0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ go 1.14
 
 require (
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.9.0
-	github.com/mhale/smtpd v0.0.0-20181125220505-3c4c908952b8
+	github.com/mhale/smtpd v0.0.0-20200509114310-d7a07f752336
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e2f6dda..1f4d02d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.4/go.mod h1:U0ppj6V5qS13XJ6of8GYAs25YV2eR4EVc
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.8/go.mod h1:Iq45c/XA43vh69/j3iqttzPXn0bhXyGjM0Hdxcsrc5s=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.11 h1:FxPOTFNqGkuDUGi3H/qkUbQO4ZiBa2brKq5r0l8TGeM=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.11/go.mod h1:PhnuNfih5lzO57/f3n+odYbM4JtupLOxQOAqxQCu2WE=
-github.com/mhale/smtpd v0.0.0-20181125220505-3c4c908952b8 h1:DuLRJOD3tr0rbrwDXXw5mw8YRPl70y8RbFpUtCjzOkU=
-github.com/mhale/smtpd v0.0.0-20181125220505-3c4c908952b8/go.mod h1:qqKwvL5sfYgFxcMy96Kjx3TCorMfDaQBvmEL2nvdidc=
+github.com/mhale/smtpd v0.0.0-20200509114310-d7a07f752336 h1:Rp+Y5NAgnPvY7FeVNPMRZdiEQzrHTw0cL+cK9AU1Gow=
+github.com/mhale/smtpd v0.0.0-20200509114310-d7a07f752336/go.mod h1:qqKwvL5sfYgFxcMy96Kjx3TCorMfDaQBvmEL2nvdidc=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190222072716-a9d3bda3a223/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191026070338-33540a1f6037 h1:YyJpGZS1sBuBCzLAR1VEpK193GlqGZbnPFnPV/5Rsb4=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191026070338-33540a1f6037/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
diff --git a/smtpdump.go b/smtpdump.go
index 5a9e8be..1117810 100644
--- a/smtpdump.go
+++ b/smtpdump.go
@@ -19,19 +19,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	addr        = flag.String("addr", "127.0.0.1:2525", "Listen address:port")
-	cert        = flag.String("cert", "", "PEM-encoded certificate")
-	color       = flag.Bool("color", true, "color debug output")
-	extension   = flag.String("extension", "eml", "Saved file extension")
-	hostname    string
-	pkey        = flag.String("key", "", "PEM-encoded private key")
-	output      = flag.String("output", "", "Output directory (default to current directory)")
-	minTLS11    = flag.Bool("tls11", false, "accept TLSv1.1 as a minimum")
-	minTLS12    = flag.Bool("tls12", false, "accept TLSv1.2 as a minimum")
-	minTLS13    = flag.Bool("tls13", false, "accept TLSv1.3 as a minimum")
-	verbose     = flag.Bool("verbose", false, "verbose output")
+	addr      = flag.String("addr", "127.0.0.1:2525", "Listen address:port")
+	cert      = flag.String("cert", "", "PEM-encoded certificate")
+	color     = flag.Bool("color", true, "color debug output")
+	discard   = flag.Bool("discard", false, "discard incoming messages")
+	extension = flag.String("extension", "eml", "Saved file extension")
+	output    = flag.String("output", "", "Output directory (default to current directory)")
+	minTLS11  = flag.Bool("tls11", false, "accept TLSv1.1 as a minimum")
+	minTLS12  = flag.Bool("tls12", false, "accept TLSv1.2 as a minimum")
+	minTLS13  = flag.Bool("tls13", false, "accept TLSv1.3 as a minimum")
+	pkey      = flag.String("key", "", "PEM-encoded private key")
+	verbose   = flag.Bool("verbose", false, "verbose output")
+
 	readPrintf  = c.New(c.FgGreen).Printf
 	writePrintf = c.New(c.FgCyan).Printf
+
+	hostname string
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -71,11 +74,18 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalln(err)
 	}
 
+	var handler smtpd.Handler
+	if *discard {
+		handler = discardHandler(*verbose)
+	} else {
+		handler = outputHandler(*output, *extension, *verbose)
+	}
+
 	srv := &smtpd.Server{
 		Addr:        *addr,
 		Appname:     "SMTPDump",
 		AuthHandler: authHandler,
-		Handler:     outputHandler(*output, *extension, *verbose),
+		Handler:     handler,
 		LogRead: func(_, _, line string) {
 			line = strings.Replace(line, "\n", "\n  ", -1)
 			_, _ = readPrintf("  %s\n", line)
@@ -121,6 +131,22 @@ func authHandler(_ net.Addr, _ string, username []byte, password []byte, _ []byt
 	return true, nil
 }
 
+func discardHandler(verbose bool) smtpd.Handler {
+	return func(origin net.Addr, from string, to []string, data []byte) {
+		if verbose {
+			msg, err := mail.ReadMessage(bytes.NewReader(data))
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Println(err)
+
+				return
+			}
+			subject := msg.Header.Get("Subject")
+
+			log.Printf("Received mail from %q with subject %q\n", from, subject)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // outputHandler is called when a new message is received by the server.
 func outputHandler(output, ext string, verbose bool) smtpd.Handler {
 	return func(origin net.Addr, from string, to []string, data []byte) {