Is it useful to have your own mail server as a non-business? Just a private person. Configure SMTP and IMAP for it, sync with outlook I think.

Yay or nay, waste of time? What are your thoughts?

  • nbfs-chili@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I finally built my own mail server because if something broke my alerts would sometimes hit the maximum limit for a non-business gmail account and not get delivered.

    I learned a lot, but it is a pain in this day and age. I had to set up SPF and DMARC records to get it to deliver to gmail. I guess the next adventure is DKIM.

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      10 months ago

      Assuming you’re using postfix as an MTA, it’s not too hard to get OpenDKIM up and running.

      My mail admin experience is pretty dated these days, but I followed this guide back in the day and had it working.

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        10 months ago

        Unfortunately I’m using Citadel, which doesn’t have a lot of awesome documentation.

        Guess I get to learn some more.