Post AAPh3G7vTCpmfHAzOS by Rasp@raru.re
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(DIR) Post #AAPYmFLeJReHh3yKMi by Rasp@raru.re
2021-08-17T09:01:11Z
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Is there a way to deploy a home email server without potentially exposing my home IP?
(DIR) Post #AAPZSCmAGbKLsVNjIu by divVerent@social.tchncs.de
2021-08-17T09:08:43Z
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@Rasp Basically not.Only way around it is, you could use a VPN that allows arbitrary port forwarding. Although it is very unlikely any of them will give you port 25.You could also get a VPS or root server at some hoster and run your mail server there, of course. Of course, then _its_ IP will be revealed.Why do you want your own email server?
(DIR) Post #AAPZcvINbBdKqhYphg by Rasp@raru.re
2021-08-17T09:10:42Z
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@divVerent mostly I just want to get as much of my stuff away from big tech companies and onto my own hardware as I can. If its not reasonable its not reasonable.Sad that I can proxy most everything else but email is beyond that.
(DIR) Post #AAPZiuFiOCwZLsARYe by Rasp@raru.re
2021-08-17T09:11:47Z
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@divVerent like I have a proxmox server and its already on so why not have it handle emails is addition to it other duties?
(DIR) Post #AAPafIJ578ZqkbaFO4 by divVerent@social.tchncs.de
2021-08-17T09:22:19Z
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@Rasp I see.Well, email necessarily requires you to reveal your IP to anyone having your email - it's just how email works. Same goes for HTTP, unless as Tor hidden service or cloudflare'd.You could have an email account elsewhere but forward to your server (so you simply do not reveal your actual email server host).But the bad guys will find your mail server anyway. They just portscan the internet for port 25. They don't care if it is yours - only that they can spam or exploit it.
(DIR) Post #AAPaqdsrEPuAr8jFFg by Rasp@raru.re
2021-08-17T09:24:23Z
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@divVerent yeah I have cloud flare set up to handle my nameservers. I wasn't really so much about scammers so much as someone taking a crack at my home network.
(DIR) Post #AAPb4I4p6e9fHEpkMC by divVerent@social.tchncs.de
2021-08-17T09:26:49Z
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@Rasp Email is one of the most attacked services. So if you want to run that at home, at the very least give it its own VM, but do no store your mailboxes inside it. Rather have a separate host (VM or not) _pull_ the emails from your mail server (e.g. via fetchmail) so if the mail server is broken in, they do not get all your existing mail too.
(DIR) Post #AAPbBlDh9RMFgpXrxw by Rasp@raru.re
2021-08-17T09:28:12Z
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@divVerent I'm just not gonna bother its not worth the risks of hosting it myself I'll consider getting a paid provider or keeping the current setup.
(DIR) Post #AAPcmhsuc92k0y0Op6 by Rasp@raru.re
2021-08-17T09:46:05Z
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@divVerent its just you think about your email and all the services attached to it and its like what if it gets hacked or I get banned and I'm powerless to get the account back. I have to throw myself at the mercy of tech support reps not paid enough to care and no incentive to stick their necks out for me.my domain my hardware its slightly harder for the run to be pulled out from under me by an uncaring monolith.
(DIR) Post #AAPgitrIYLfvoFgtGa by divVerent@social.tchncs.de
2021-08-17T10:30:11Z
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@Rasp That is of course very true.Another issue with hosting email at home is that Big Tech rejects all email from "dialup" addresses, by which they mean "anything not a data center or at least a business line with some ISP".But yeah, I recommend getting some server hosted somewhere, doesn't cost much - and then you can run email there. You do also need a domain so you can set a MX record.
(DIR) Post #AAPh3G7vTCpmfHAzOS by Rasp@raru.re
2021-08-17T10:33:54Z
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@divVerent I do have a domain for other services so that's fine. domains? really affordable if you don't have pay for hosting and don't want a flashy name.