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But how do you get a "clean IP" to actually run it on? My ISP's IP changes every so often (whenever there's a power outage for example). Last I checked, you ca
by gigel82 2y ago
But how do you get a "clean IP" to actually run it on? My ISP's IP changes every so often (whenever there's a power outage for example).
Last I checked, you can't run mail servers on typical cloud providers (like Azure, Oracle) and cheap VPSs are almost guaranteed to have "dirty IPs" (used for spam and thus blacklisted).
- pjerem 2y agoSome ISPs can provide you a static IP either for free or by paying a premium.
- eliaspro 2y agoHetzner served me just well for this purpose for 2 decades now.
- gabesullice 2y agoI have not tried this, but I'm reminded of the post https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2024/09/22/colo/ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2024/09/22/colo/, which describes how one can host your own infrastructure in a colocation rack, which sounds pretty rad.
- fasteo 2y agoI have used them[1] in the past with good results. * No affiliation [1] https://www.pubconcierge.com/email-marketing https://www.pubconcierge.com/email-marketing
- jnd-cz 2y agoI also expected lowend VPS servers to have tainted IPs but surprisingly they are mostly clean. Currently I run Mox on very cheap $0.6/month (multi year contract) VPS and for the almost half year that I monitor the IP address there was 0 blocklist appearances, mail delivers geneally fine (only had to fish it out of outlook spam at my work address). Most other of my monitored VPS IPs are also completely clean. It seems spammers are not tolerated by those providers.
- wink 2y agoI thought it was going to be a problem when I gave up the IP I've had for a mailserver at hoster A for 15 years and moved to Hetzner, but it wasn't. But of course that's only anecdata, like everything 90% of personal mail server operators will tell you, no one runs several different setups at different IPs/hosters.