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?

  • johnklos@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Ask that question about anything, and ask these same questions about the same:

    Do you want to learn? Do you have a reason to want to have understanding and control over it? Do you have the time, resources, energy and aptitude?

    You’ve just answered your own question :)

    Some people have a deep distain for the idea of self-hosted email, but there’s literally no good technical reason you can’t do it yourself. I think people react so strongly and insist it shouldn’t be self-hosted because they couldn’t hack it ;)

    (yes, I’m poking them for fun)

    Seriously, the only compelling reason they mention isn’t compelling: if you’re worried about deliverability, pay a reputable service for smarthosting through them. Problem solved, and you still get to 100% control your own filtering, logging, storage and access.