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Also 20+ years, only very minor issues. The spam situation has gotten much better over that time, too. This topic comes up every so often on HN and I feel like
by jhugo 4y ago
Also 20+ years, only very minor issues. The spam situation has gotten much better over that time, too. This topic comes up every so often on HN and I feel like the "never self-host, it's guaranteed to be a disaster, you have to use a centralised provider" crowd are just louder. Self-hosting my mail isn't something I think about much or talk about much. It's so obvious to me that it's worth doing, and it's extremely low effort.
- HenriTEL 4y ago> It's so obvious to me that it's worth doing, and it's extremely low effort. DMARC, IP reputation and spams are not obvious.
- jhugo 4y agoAmazing — even though you quoted me, you still managed to reply to something I didn't say!
- HenriTEL 4y agoYou say that self-hosting a mail server is obvious and extremely low effort, which simply is not true. But ok, let's say that you happen to have a clean IP and no spam or dmarc issues. You still had to choose what to deploy, which is not obvious and actually setup/maintain your server which is not extremely low effort.
- jhugo 4y agoPlease read the comment you are replying to again. I said that it's obvious that it's worth doing, not that the work to set it up is "obvious". Of course you need to learn some things, but it's not that much work. If you're the type that enjoys learning this sort of thing, you'll have a good time. If you're not, don't do it!