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This is exactly why services like RDS, Redshift, S3 and others are killing it. People don't want to deal with the finer details of running a server of any kind,
by verelo 11y ago
This is exactly why services like RDS, Redshift, S3 and others are killing it. People don't want to deal with the finer details of running a server of any kind, they just want the service it provides.
Running a mail server is a lot of work, and you have a lot of responsibility when it comes to securing it to make sure it doesn't become a source of unauthorized spam.
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 11y ago> and you have a lot of responsibility when it comes to securing it to make sure it doesn't become a source of unauthorized spam. Hu? How is that more difficult than making sure that your $mailservice account doesn't become a source of spam?
- verelo 11y agoBesides the obvious and easily preventable case of someone setting up an open relay, there is plenty of risk associated associated simply with the presence of a SMTP server. The providers out there will require you to setup DKIM, SPF records and have a decent password associated with your account...if you're running the box yourself, this all suddenly becomes optional.