Subj : Rolling your own email on linux in 2026
To   : Bryn Hopkins
From : Andriy Dzedolik
Date : Thu Sep 10 2026 06:31 pm

Greetings, traveler ...

09 Sep 26 11:54:46, Bryn Hopkins wrote to All:

 BH> I set up a small postfix/sendmail instance years back in 2015, but I 
remember it being a small pain.
 BH> There a trustworthy guide in 2026 or useful tips to know about rolling 
your own email beyond what's
 BH> in the man pages?
There are guides and omnipresent AI tools are quite good at summarizing them 
and guiding you by hand.
"The world has moved on" (c) since 2015 -- you'll have to deal with DKIM and 
SPF records in DNS, you'll have to deal with whitelisting your IP if you use 
cloud virtual server or resedential broadband IP, you may need to deal with 
your ISP to allow tcp/25 in & out.
There are good tools out there, like mxtoolbox.com to help you with testing and 
setting things right.

But it is doable and viable even in 2026 :^)

Good luck! 

TTY later,
\aID


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