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 @mav To that anecdote with a sample size of one? I'd say that Open Source email servers are some of the most miserable pieces of software to work with on the planet. I have a personal email server and keeping it running suuuuuuucks. We need better email client and server software! 9 comments
 @trenchworms @evan @mav Because spammers are stupid and do not use real MTAs, it is trivial to block 90% of them with basic tools like RBLs, greylisting, and header checks.  @evan The meat of that anecdote didn't really have anything to do with *server software*, and everything to do with actually *getting your mail delivered*. I take it that since you have an email server you disagree with the author's difficulties in actually getting messages delivered. @evan @mav I have a couple of domains, and it doesn't have to be hard. I use a 3rd party to host the email for the domains and my name registrar has clear steps on now to setup the security / antispam features required. Probably took a couple of hours to setup (most of the time waiting for things to propagate). But yes, running hardware yourself is more involved of course, I'm just wanting to point out that there is a 'middle ground' :) @evan @mav sample size is much larger than one. this article has made many rounds through my networks; each time all the old heads like me pour one out for the days when one could run one’s own server. the reason is spam, and the response of the dominant email providers to that spam. i believe if we had fewer monolithic email providers, we’d have better email client and server software that could handle that spam. as it stands, the few big sites call all the shots.  @evan @mav I stopped managing my own email server years ago, I went a bit with lavabit until they shut down and I've now handed this work over to a paid account. It's worth the money. |
Gregory's Server
@evan @mav Postfix is a dream compared to Sendmail. The only thing that sucks is cloud providers inability to regulate spam generators on their services.