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For those considering running their own mail server (like me), perhaps a more pertinent dataset is the list of hosters that seem to work without problem (not sp
by phs318u 7y ago
For those considering running their own mail server (like me), perhaps a more pertinent dataset is the list of hosters that seem to work without problem (not spam blocked) and those that have proven problematic. If anyone could chime in it would be much appreciated.
- oats 7y agoI have been running my mail server on a digitalocean vps without any spam-block issues for about 2 years now.
- 0x0000000 7y agoDigitalOcean no longer allows SMTP, you may be grandfathered in.
- rurounijones 7y agoI setup my mailinabox instance about 2 months ago without issue.
- dredmorbius 7y agoAt all, or by default? In many cases, additional services (ports) are available on request. This is largely a spam-management (outbound) issue for service providers.
- gertrunde 7y agoApparently you need to be a customer for 60+ days of 'stable use' before they'll enable smtp.
- eikenberry 7y agoDO does get blacklisted on occasion. I've moved my SMTP server elsewhere do to AT&T blocking my emails. They use UCEProtect which will block all DO from time to time.
- juskrey 7y agoHetzner Cloud > 1y OK. Had to clean up IP from two or so blacklists.
- TimWolla 7y agoI can second Hetzner. In my case with their dedicated offering, though. Been running mail servers there since at least 2013 with next to no problems. Google sometimes put mails into the spam folder, though not in recent times. Microsoft tends to block unused IP addresses by default, there's a Wiki page on how to request an unblock: https://wiki.hetzner.de/index.php/Microsoft_Blacklist/en https://wiki.hetzner.de/index.php/Microsoft_Blacklist/en I sign all my emails using DKIM and have good domain reputation.
- zitterbewegung 7y agoAmazon workmail.
- commoner 7y agoAmazon WorkMail is a managed email solution (like the ones included in G Suite, Office 365, and Zoho), not a generic server host or a self-hosted email solution. It's also closed source, unlike the open source Mail-in-a-Box.
- generalpass 7y agoI have experienced no ISP-related issues for self-hosted mail on Rackspace, Linode, and Vultr in U.S. DCs. Note that I've heard Vultr in EU requires trouble ticket to open mail ports.
- copperx 7y agoWhat about bigger hosts, such as AWS and Google Cloud?
- generalpass 7y agoI really don't have any experience with them.
- ttul 7y agoYou have to fill in a form to send email from an amazon EIP, but generally delivery from Amazon IPs is poor.
- icelancer 7y agoDigitalOcean worked for me once I cleared up some blacklists. Send mail to mail-tester.com and work from there on SPF/DKIM and blacklists.
- vajenetehais 7y agoOVH works well for me. Since 2 years I guess. I took the smallest VPS.