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The moment gmail asked me to "verify" my account and that only using one of the massively grotesque and absurd vanguard/blackrock web engines (including their S
by sylware 4y ago
The moment gmail asked me to "verify" my account and that only using one of the massively grotesque and absurd vanguard/blackrock web engines (including their SDKs) out there (I could log and use gmail with a noscript/basic (x)html browsers as tons of internet services should), I became self-hosted.
But this is not enough. This has to go to regulation/court. They are extinguishing all alternatives (usually, making interop technically a real pain): oligarchy of compuserves. Those are nasty ppl, really nasty, expect rough times.
- achrono 4y agoWould be great to know the economics of self-hosting there. Beyond the effort to actually set it up, how does the $/m compare? And outside of self-hosting, would you recommend any other providers who you'd consider more secure? Proton?
- sylware 4y agoI have a mini-computer sitting next to my ISP modem (I plan to move to RISC-V). The SMTP protocol was designed to work without DNS (sylware@[a.b.c.d] or sylware@[IPv6:...] if I recall properly). I have a fixed IPv6 and IPv4 from my ISP (no cost). No DNS mafia to pay. I have a domain though. Something like a bit more than 1 buck each month. And I can renew/pay for it and configure it without a javascript-able browser (as it should be for most if not all services provided over the net). That said, if I recall properly my ISP does provide configure-able, stable, sub-domains for no cost (should check again that one day though).