On Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 5:20 AM Thomas Krichel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Washington Odhiambo via Mailman-users writes > > > Anyway, for me, the best relay is to run my own SMTP service. > > I do the same. In fact, I don't even know what an SMTP relay > service is. All those folks who turn to third parties just > further the concentration of email services in the hands of a few > providers. This erodes the most precious advantage of email, > i.e. that you can run it yourself. > > > For reputation: > > 1. Ensure you aren't an open relay > > 2. Have a PTR record > > 3. Publish SPF, DKIM, DMARC records > > 4. DKIM-sign all outbound emails > > I did all of this. So it must be easy ;-) > > But hang on Ddhiambo, you are writing from a gmail account ... > We are talking about Mailing Lists, not personal email :-) I have the capacity to register my own domain, get hardware and install Unix or Windows to run my own mail server, but why should I do that when I can get the same for free? Free platform, no spend - except on Internet connectivity.... I actually deploy collaboration platforms for customers - to replace the Googles, Micro$ofts, etc. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) [How to ask smart questions: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] _______________________________________________ Mailman-users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://lists.mailman3.org/mailman3/lists/mailman-users.mailman3.org/ Archived at: https://lists.mailman3.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JLUI77M3CXLAGUKN2BGGJ5CHV227NPQR/ This message sent to [email protected]
