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You could also consider buying a cheap, low-tier VPS somewhere and install Mailcow (https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized https://github.com/mailcow/mai

by 9dev 5y ago

You could also consider buying a cheap, low-tier VPS somewhere and install Mailcow (https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized). Takes around half an hour to set up, flawless, worry-free, fully-featured email stack on your own infrastructure. Comes in cheaper than ProtonMail, too.

avinassh 5y ago
Does it filter spam well? One of the main reason I don't want to host my own email server is efficient spam filtering
- Avamander 5y ago
  Unlikely. The threats vary tremendously and spam advances constantly. Nothing short of ML can filter "well", "good enough" maybe.
  - 9dev 5y ago
    Which is why they include rspamd, an open source ML filter. Check out the repository, it’s really a nice solution. I’m not affiliated in any way other than being a happy user.
    - Avamander 5y ago
      It takes more than just rspamd for any good mail filtering.
monkin 5y ago
Even if the VPS is $5 a month it’s way more than using Migadu[1] which has a $19 plan with “unlimited” domains and aliases. Not even mentioning the burden of configuring, upgrading, and maintaining mailcow. https://migadu.com https://migadu.com
- gruez 5y ago
  but is it end to end encrypted?
  - jackson1442 5y ago
    End to end encryption in email is a myth (unless you actually go through the process of encrypting your messages with a PGP key—that can be done with any provider), all ProtonMail does is encrypt your email on receipt.
    - gruez 5y ago
      Sorry, that's what I meant. With a VPS you're in control of the retention policy. With a managed provider you basically have no idea. Encrypting on receipt mitigates this.