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> Do you seriously think you're more capable of securing your mail server than Google/Microsoft/Apple? I don't know about Apple, I stay away from them. I also
by dozzie 10y ago
> Do you seriously think you're more capable of securing your mail server than Google/Microsoft/Apple?
I don't know about Apple, I stay away from them.
I also stay away from Microsoft, but I had to go through some of their
products in my time, so there's good chance that I'm more capable.
And Google? Extrapolating how they interact[1] with the rest of the world, it's
not improbable, too.
[1] Did you know, they were a source for backscatter for several years?
> Is the time/effort you'll spend maintaining it worth the privacy tradeoffs?
Wrong question. The correct one would be: why would I give up access to server
logs (yes, I use them sometimes) just to give up my privacy on top of that?
> Where are you hosting your email that isn't already on half the spam blacklists already?
In a place that is not a known spam source? (Yes, this excludes AWS and
Digital Ocean.)
- wtracy 10y ago>In a place that is not a known spam source? Examples? Shall we take turns guessing the names of these elusive spam-free providers? Your non-answer reads to me as, "Just don't use any providers that you can actually afford, and you'll be fine!" (Sorry if this comes across as grouchy--I can't sleep, and I have to get up early tomorrow.)
- dozzie 10y agoWell, there are smaller companies with own server rooms that offer VPS-es. I use one in my country (Poland), and I use it since a little longer than Amazon entered our market. I don't think such a regional provider would be of much use to you, unless it operates in your region, of course. What my comment boils down to is to avoid big hosting places.