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I'm surprised no-one in the comments has mentioned MailInABox [0]. On recommendations here, I switched to it 2 or 3 months ago from Gmail, after Google announc
by Normille 4y ago
I'm surprised no-one in the comments has mentioned MailInABox [0].
On recommendations here, I switched to it 2 or 3 months ago from Gmail, after Google announced they were going to start charging for Gmail on custom domains. I'd no previous experience at all with running my own mailservers and had always been put off by how complicated it seemed.
Even with a non supported configuration setup [running the mailserver for my domain on a separate VPS from the domain itself] MIAB setup was pretty easy. I had it installed and was up and running in no time. I then spent a couple of days setting up the various DMARC MTA-STS policies etc. [most of that time involved looking up what they were and why I needed them!] and [after testing with an unimportant account] migrating the rest of mine and my family's and friends' emails across from Gmail. I was able to import half a dozen accounts from Gmail with about 8GB of emails between them, using ImapSync [1]
So far [fingers crossed] it's been almost painless. Giving the lie to the commonly held belief that running your own mailservers needs constant hands-on maintenance. My MIAB setup runs quite happily on a $5/month Linode [I checked the IP was not on any blacklists, before I started] and the whole thing has been pretty much 'fire and forget'. MIAB sends me weekly reports on what's been happening. Software updates are a one-liner in the terminal and I've had no trouble whatsoever with Google, Microsoft etc. as regards the mail not getting through.
If you've always hankered after running your own mailserver but [as I did] thought it was too difficult and required too much 'hands on' tinkering, I heartily recommend you give MIAB a go.
DISCLAIMER: I run a couple of dozen email addresses on 3 or 4 domains on my MIAB. Probably sending and receiving a few hundred emails a week between them. YMMV if you're a heavier user than this.
[0] https://mailinabox.email/ https://mailinabox.email/
[1] https://imapsync.lamiral.info/ https://imapsync.lamiral.info/
- bmsleight_ 4y agoI found MailInABxo to be a dream. I ran it on home, with port forwarding etc with ease. It is great for having a project have a completely different identity. I want to get a used to a few upgrade cycles before I use it for a "main" email address - but I concur the ease of set-up and use. If it is for a separate project - normally only receiving emails are vital, sending has been ok even with low volume behind a residential IP.
- thunderbong 4y agoThanks for this comment. I also went down the same path. However, for me mails to Microsoft (outlook, live etc) don't seem to be working. You said - > I then spent a couple of days setting up the various DMARC MTA-STS policies etc. [most of that time involved looking up what they were and why I needed them!] Can you tell me how you did this? It'll be a bit help!
- aareet 4y agoInterestingly, https://blog.paranoidpenguin.net/2015/01/outlook-com-is-silently-discarding-email-messages/ https://blog.paranoidpenguin.net/2015/01/outlook-com-is-sile... posted on HN today indicates that Outlook is discarding mail from low reputation senders after accepting them. Perhaps that's happening to you?
- Normille 4y ago>Can you tell me how you did this? It'll be a bit help! Sorry. It was a few months ago, so I can't remember the intricate details. And my config [as I said previously] was slightly out of the norm. But I did use this site which checks the state of your MTA-STS config and gives you a few clues as to what you need to twiddle: https://www.mailhardener.com/tools/mta-sts-validator https://www.mailhardener.com/tools/mta-sts-validator EDIT: have you tried the MIAB forums? They're quite a helpful bunch: https://discourse.mailinabox.email https://discourse.mailinabox.email
- thunderbong 4y agoThanks! Going through the forum helped. Had to reach out to Microsoft and request them to unblock the IP. Full details here - https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/how-to-unblock-from-microsoft-hotmail-live/7921 https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/how-to-unblock-from-mic...