Post AOOLDaPrzf0SptbI3M by idiran@livellosegreto.it
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 (DIR) Post #AONEx60QUsqb0HUdCS by tek@freeradical.zone
       2022-10-09T00:19:02Z
       
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       Running a mailserver on the open Internet today is only for those who are highly dedicated, severely masochistic, or both.Seriously, if you’re thinking of doing it “because it sounds fun”, don’t. It’s not, except in the type 2 “whew, we survived” sense.
       
 (DIR) Post #AONJ2KTgWAut9TvgVk by vmstan@vmst.io
       2022-10-09T01:04:47Z
       
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       @tek I was doing it 14 years ago and wanted out.
       
 (DIR) Post #AONKwgvkKJTSxTUi1I by jerry@infosec.exchange
       2022-10-09T01:26:11Z
       
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       @tek very, very true.
       
 (DIR) Post #AONVyiu143N19KrAJ6 by tk@f.kawa-kun.com
       2022-10-09T00:59:47Z
       
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       I agree, but I also enjoy it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AONVyjnJkRbduqjKVM by tek@freeradical.zone
       2022-10-09T03:29:47Z
       
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       @tk I do too, but again, in a kind of “we made it another day” sort of manner.
       
 (DIR) Post #AONW4cZnUufTGcDBbc by suetanvil@freeradical.zone
       2022-10-09T01:12:18Z
       
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       @vmstan @tek I did it a decade back and stopped when I started job searching, just 'cuz I was paranoid that I'd lose important emails due to my server oopsies.
       
 (DIR) Post #AONW4dFyy4PbNRwsMK by tek@freeradical.zone
       2022-10-09T03:30:53Z
       
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       @suetanvil @vmstan I started in the late 90s, and even wrote some relatively popular how-to docs, but it’s something you can never, ever, set and forget. There’s always something new to deal with.
       
 (DIR) Post #AONWJVeJXDiA7uQKI4 by colin@fed.uninsane.org
       2022-10-09T02:57:21.195519Z
       
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       @tek does it become easier or harder the longer you run one? i set up my mailserver 6 months ago.. getting it running was a real PITA, but i've since been using it weekly (with a catchall address) with no spam or rejected messages yet. is that just some landmine waiting for me down the road?
       
 (DIR) Post #AONWJW5Fv3GJTT1qHg by tek@freeradical.zone
       2022-10-09T03:33:33Z
       
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       @colin It’s always something. The setup you described isn’t *so* tough, but when you start using it as an outbound host, it gets tricky. If your rules are too strict, you reject valid email from crappy email software. If they’re too loose, ta-da, you’ve accidentally built a spam cannon other people can use! About once a month I get the surprise that hey, those email forwarding addresses I set up for family have stopped delivering to Gmail again.
       
 (DIR) Post #AOOKrcGuPkYuDgvtzc by CarlCravens@mastodon.xyz
       2022-10-09T13:00:02Z
       
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       @tek After running my own for over 25 years, I gave up. Deliverability for the small operator is a pain... do everything right and you still have problems. When my wife started a small business and self-hosted her sales platform, that was the last straw.
       
 (DIR) Post #AOOLDaPrzf0SptbI3M by idiran@livellosegreto.it
       2022-10-09T13:03:57Z
       
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       @tek I do it, and it does not sound "fun" the least. It is quite a learning experience, but it is by no means "fun". Satisfying? Maybe, if just for bragging rights.  But "fun"? Maybe in a perverse way.