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> in order to be able to send messages to others, you would also need to set up SPF and DKIM on your MX to ensure deliverability to other servers This is actua

> in order to be able to send messages to others, you would also need to set up SPF and DKIM on your MX to ensure deliverability to other servers This is actually quite trivial nowadays. I did hear that setting up and configuring mail servers was difficult with Postfix and Sendmail but I personally had no problem setting up qmail and opensmtpd. > For NNTP, on the other hand, you would either have to use Google groups, or one of the free Usenet providers. If you set up your own news server (which would make this option truly decentralized), then you would also need to enter into a peer arrangement with several other usenet providers in order to have your articles distributed on usenet. Not everything really needs to have its articles on the usenet. There are many NNTP networks that do not have that.

jimktrains2 9y ago
But spf and doing still don't prevent mail from being dropped by big providers like Microsoft and Google. Hosting your own mail is roulette.
u801e 9y ago
> This is actually quite trivial nowadays. I did hear that setting up and configuring mail servers was difficult with Postfix and Sendmail but I personally had no problem setting up qmail and opensmtpd. I haven't really looked into it, but at least it's not as difficult as I thought it might be. The only other problem is that a lot of ISPs block outgoing connections on port 25, so you would either need a business account with them or would need to have a server on a hosting provider that allows outgoing connections on that port. > Not everything really needs to have its articles on the usenet. There are many NNTP networks that do not have that. While that is true, that would require that contributors sign up for some type of account on that NNTP network to post and it wouldn't nearly be as visible to potential contributers (unless they advertise their NNTP server information and not require authentication for read only access). gmane is one example that I know of (though you cannot post articles through it as far as I'm aware).

jimktrains2 9y ago

But spf and doing still don't prevent mail from being dropped by big providers like Microsoft and Google. Hosting your own mail is roulette.

u801e 9y ago

> This is actually quite trivial nowadays. I did hear that setting up and configuring mail servers was difficult with Postfix and Sendmail but I personally had no problem setting up qmail and opensmtpd. I haven't really looked into it, but at least it's not as difficult as I thought it might be. The only other problem is that a lot of ISPs block outgoing connections on port 25, so you would either need a business account with them or would need to have a server on a hosting provider that allows outgoing connections on that port. > Not everything really needs to have its articles on the usenet. There are many NNTP networks that do not have that. While that is true, that would require that contributors sign up for some type of account on that NNTP network to post and it wouldn't nearly be as visible to potential contributers (unless they advertise their NNTP server information and not require authentication for read only access). gmane is one example that I know of (though you cannot post articles through it as far as I'm aware).