On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:33:52 +0200 Alessandro Vesely <ves...@tana.it> wrote:
> On Mon 19/Aug/2019 03:15:45 +0200 Celejar wrote: > > I think terming Google's decision to call software that doesn't > > implement OAuth "less secure" "evil" is hyperbole that doesn't help our > > broader cause of opposing its breaking of standards, imposing various > > sorts of lock-in, invasions of privacy, etc. > > > Breaking of standards? Not sure about the web, but for email > protocols Google counts many active participants and gmail is often > among the early adopters (e.g. ARC). I think I've seen many reports of Gmail's breaking of standards over the years, but here's one that I've been able to find: http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/faq.html#faq-notabug-gmail-bug ... > At this point I realize this message is not so off-topic as I had > figured when I hit the reply button. So, let me mention I'm also > still running my own server. I use Courier-MTA, which integrates SMTP > and IMAP with maildrop (delivery agent and mail filter) and a plethora > of utilities. Of course, I recommend it. I'd love to run my own mail stack, and I think I could handle the software deployment reasonably well, but from everything I've read, the headaches required to make sure that major mail operators will actually accept my mail are more than I have time or patience for: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/how-to-run-your-own-e-mail-server-with-your-own-domain-part-1/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/12/review-helm-personal-server-gets-email-self-hosting-almost-exactly-right/ Celejar
