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5. Stealth. It's much less likely that someone will try to break into my server than into Google's servers. It's more likely that someone will break into your
by haribilalic 16y ago
5. Stealth. It's much less likely that someone will try to break into my server than into Google's servers.
It's more likely that someone will break into your server than Google's, isn't it?
A thing I learnt while running my own server was that all you needed to be a victim of automated attacks was to have an IP address.
- modoc 16y agoIndeed, however if you're running your own server(s) then firewalls/monitoring/IDS/etc... need to be part of your typical setup anyhow. I wouldn't suggest someone who doesn't admin their own servers to get a server for running mail on, but if you manage/secure/backup servers for other stuff, mail is pretty easy to do.
- daleharvey 16y agoautomated attacks are easier to prevent, whereas dedicated attacks are harder, and google are much more likely to be the victim of a dedicated attack
- smallblacksun 16y agoGoogle also has a whole team of people whose only job is to stop attacks.
- bhousel 16y agoI self-host my mail too, because I've been doing it for years and I really like having absolute control over what ends up in my Inbox. True, it is probably easier for someone to break into my Linode than a Google server. However I think it's probably even easier for someone to break into my Google account. The surface area of a Google account is huge nowadays..