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I used to run my own mail server until dealing with spam became unmanageable, even with spam mitigation tools in place. Maybe spamd is sufficient, but I ended

I used to run my own mail server until dealing with spam became unmanageable, even with spam mitigation tools in place. Maybe spamd is sufficient, but I ended up switching to gmail which was initially great but has dropped off in efficacy over the years. I also understand sending email can be difficult with strict SPF rules in place causing many email providers to reject legitimate emails from smaller email servers.

mmooss 2y ago
Aren't there third party, for-hire, spam and malware filtering services? Have you tried them?
- kstrauser 2y ago
  There are. So many of them have pricing models that become unaffordable quickly for personal users. I hosted email for 6 people in my immediate family and per-user pricing added up quickly. I used SpamHero for quite a while and it did a pretty good job, and $10/mo for a whole domain was worth it to me.
- jamal-kumar 2y ago
  I've had quite fine experience with the FOSS solutions, not alot gets through and never seen a false positive which I can't even say for gmail