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Have you tried running your own mail server and not having Microsoft or Google mishandle your email (an open protocol)?
by wrycoder 4y ago
Have you tried running your own mail server and not having Microsoft or Google mishandle your email (an open protocol)?
- BaseballPhysics 4y agoI've not. I know plenty of people who do, and do so successfully. Regardless, I'm not sure what your point is. Email is still very much an open ecosystem with plenty of interoperability and competition. I myself use a custom domain with a hosted email service that isn't being run by Google or Microsoft (I opted for mailbox.org). The spam problem means that it can be tough to ensure your server is being treated as a member in good standing--you need to implement things like SPF/DKIM, you need to ensure you don't land on any blackhole lists, etc--but so long as you do those things, you system will absolutely interoperate with any others.
- wrycoder 4y agoWell, I've been running my own mail servers for years, and I can tell you that getting Google and MS to handle your mail fairly is very challenging. There is more involved than what you mention, and many posts here on HN have discussed that. There may be open standards, but Google and MS only want to interoperate with other big players. They don't want to bother with small fry.