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I looked into hosting my own, but wow, so technical, at least to me. I don't know why there isn't some kind of pre-made install that you just click the "OK" an

I looked into hosting my own, but wow, so technical, at least to me. I don't know why there isn't some kind of pre-made install that you just click the "OK" and it downloads and installs the email servers. When I looked at it last, which was about 3 years ago, you had to install 5 or 6 or more different apps, get the interoperatbility going, setting different switches....it was endless. All I want to do is click an "OK" and it is done. Quite frankly, I don't understand how people can write very technical apps like email servers, yet be so completely unable to create a one-click installation feature. This goes with so much more than email, by the way. It seem's like it would be so exceedinly simple to do one-click setups. But I am curious, how exactly did you learn? Did you work with someone who already knew how to do it so you didn't have to learn on your own? Or did you learn 100% on your own? I'd be very curious to learn from you on the above issues.

cloudsec9 4y ago
If you make it too easy to set up, you make it ... too easy for spammers and other "marketing specialists" to start sending e-mail, I think is the reason. Right now, they have to be technical (or at least pay $$ to tech people) to get that going, and it does slim down the numbers a little. Getting the software lined up is the easy part, truth be told. It's the anti-spam/malware/anti-relay etc etc that is the challenge. And most big Email companies weigh how long you've been around, so you also have to be patient for your reputation to get high enough not to be in people's junk boxes all the time.