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Ebiester: if you want a decent email platform with webmail, calendaring and maybe xmpp, have a look at Zimbra. It's super easy to install, all you need is a VPS

by Nux 14y ago

Ebiester: if you want a decent email platform with webmail, calendaring and maybe xmpp, have a look at Zimbra. It's super easy to install, all you need is a VPS with Centos 6 or Ubuntu 12.04 and a static IP address, then download and execute the installer. I understand it's not so easy to run your own stuff, but it's also not as hard as some people believe, especially if all your need is a small setup for personal use. I'll try to wrap up some tutorials in the near future to help people run stuff on their own. I'll remember to ping you when done.

ebiester 14y ago
So... what do I do if an IP block gets on Spamhaus? How about two factor authentication? (DnaBolt's Legitimi is minimum 1000 users) That's not to mention that I'm seeing 1GB RAM minimum to run the thing. That's a lot of wasted resources for one person. I can run my own email server. I just have better things to do with my time.
- Nux 14y ago
  Then why did you even comment if you are not willing to do something? Whatever you do you must pay, with time, money, your privacy or control; I see you've made your choice.
  - jamie_ca 14y ago
    Yes. ebiester even spelled it out: > I am more than willing to pay. I just want to pay one person for everything. I want that integration. I want webmail. I want to be able to access it from my phone without issue. I'm in the same boat - currently looking for somewhere to move stuff to. I'm giving atmail.com serious consideration for mail/calendar/contacts, as the first is reasonably easy and the latter two _seem_ to be working on desktop, android, and ipad. They don't do XMPP though, so I need to figure out a solution for that.
    - Nux 14y ago
      Roger that. I would still recommend Zimbra or Zarafa, as far as open source goes. Or if you can't be bothered with running your own, both products list a series of partners who do this for you.
jfoster 14y ago
I think you missed something critical in ebeister's comment. It wasn't "how can I do it?" It was "how can I do it within this severely limiting constraint?" You might argue that a few hours a month isn't much time for working email, but it is when Google will reduce it to 0 for you. In a hierarchy of needs, food is far more important than email, and despite this very few of us try to completely manage our own farm. Getting an email server up and running is trivial, just like planting a few crops in the garden is. It's the reliability and maintenance that is the hard part.

by Nux 14y ago

ebiester 14y ago

So... what do I do if an IP block gets on Spamhaus? How about two factor authentication? (DnaBolt's Legitimi is minimum 1000 users) That's not to mention that I'm seeing 1GB RAM minimum to run the thing. That's a lot of wasted resources for one person. I can run my own email server. I just have better things to do with my time.

Nux 14y ago
Then why did you even comment if you are not willing to do something? Whatever you do you must pay, with time, money, your privacy or control; I see you've made your choice.
- jamie_ca 14y ago
  Yes. ebiester even spelled it out: > I am more than willing to pay. I just want to pay one person for everything. I want that integration. I want webmail. I want to be able to access it from my phone without issue. I'm in the same boat - currently looking for somewhere to move stuff to. I'm giving atmail.com serious consideration for mail/calendar/contacts, as the first is reasonably easy and the latter two _seem_ to be working on desktop, android, and ipad. They don't do XMPP though, so I need to figure out a solution for that.
  - Nux 14y ago
    Roger that. I would still recommend Zimbra or Zarafa, as far as open source goes. Or if you can't be bothered with running your own, both products list a series of partners who do this for you.

jfoster 14y ago

I think you missed something critical in ebeister's comment. It wasn't "how can I do it?" It was "how can I do it within this severely limiting constraint?" You might argue that a few hours a month isn't much time for working email, but it is when Google will reduce it to 0 for you. In a hierarchy of needs, food is far more important than email, and despite this very few of us try to completely manage our own farm. Getting an email server up and running is trivial, just like planting a few crops in the garden is. It's the reliability and maintenance that is the hard part.