Interestingly enough, I read a thread about this yesterday - https://beehaw.org/post/214684
this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023
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Very interesting. Thanks for the follow up.
I'm using openbsd with dovcot, opensmtpd on a pi. I used mailhardener to get it scoring well. I've had no issues with it getting flagged.
That is cool. This is the solution I was hoping existed, but someone brought to my attention the need for 100% uptime, an by inference the lack of redundancy on a home solution, so I need to reconsider what I am will to do.
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Infomaniak has pretty nice free email server options that you can link your domain to. They are a Switzerland based company which is known for having the best privacy laws around.
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I do. Run about a half dozen email servers for various organizations. Been doing it for almost a decade for some. Other than initial setup pain, I've had zero problems others describe. I have used (and still run) docker-mailserver, mailcow, mail-in-a-box and mailu. All are lovely in their own way and fit various use cases better than others.
Your comment is amazing and your experience with that too. Could you explain a little more about what pros and cons of these services? I saw right here the link to IsPGuide - workaround.org where he recommends Debian and metal service. Would you have any opinion on that too?
This is so encouraging! For sure it takes a level of technical proficiency and experience, but any technology that has been around for decades has been simplified and automated in one way or another. In retrospect, it is ridiculous to think that all these email providers could exist if they could not overcome the stranglehold of Google and Microsoft, so it must be possible for individuals to do it too,
Jep. running a linux mailserver for now 20+ years
its now running postfix :-), in a vm on proxmox...
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