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> Well most people use one of a few big email providers, not small individual mail servers run by tech-savvy friends or family. Yes, but importantly, those few
by gspr 6y ago
> Well most people use one of a few big email providers, not small individual mail servers run by tech-savvy friends or family.
Yes, but importantly, those few big providers federate. That means that the barrier to entry for the little guys is much lower. This situation, while not ideal, is vastly better than the non-federated alternative.
- MaKey 6y agoWhile they do federate, it's a challenge to get them to accept mails from your own mail server. Microsoft's mail servers are notorious for accepting your mails with a "250 Queued for delivery" and then letting them vanish in a black hole. I've also ran into problems with mail servers of government agencies. So yes, while technically possible, self-hosting your mail server sadly isn't viable anymore for the little guy.