Hi Tony, Gone are the days when you could just throw a Linux box up in a colo and expect to get your mail delivered. You can easily become the unwitting victim of being in a bad IP neighborhood through no fault of your own. Although this advice is painful, I recommend using a service for final delivery. Many services with free tiers are out there and would provide more than ample capacity for your volume at no cost.
Ken On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 3:33 PM Tony G via mailop <mailop@mailop.org> wrote: > I'm a small-business owner, running a small number of private domains for > a small number of users. Outbound traffic from all accounts is currently > less than 10 items per day. We don't send any transactions in bulk, send > very few transactional/notification emails, and UCE never comes from here. > I need to spend time on my business and infrastructure without having to > deal with artificial email issues imposed by others. I think everyone here > knows the pain. > > I'm looking for a cloud host where I can run my legitimate mail servers > with minimal concern for lists and IPv4 address issues. I need a hosting > partner that doesn't block SMTP for clients who can prove reputability; a > host recognized for not allowing or tolerating bad actors; a host with > assertive, pro-active Abuse staff who strive to prevent issues rather than > just responding casually when they occur; a host that isn't subject to > class-C/L3 blocks. (Please let's keep this focused on solutions, lists, > tech details, or incidents. Thanks.) > > I know this group has rules about solicitation, etc. That's > understandable. I'm looking for stability, not affiliates. I need facts > about service providers, not preferences or anecdotes. I'm hoping this > inquiry is productive for many here. If this is not the place for such a > discussion, please suggest a better venue. > > Why run my own servers for this modest usage? I started originally to > evade the exact same hassles related to paid services. Why be at the mercy > of some other company when I can accept the responsibilities with DIY, get > more accounts and more benefits - at much less expense? The admin time/cost > is justified for normal operations - it's less than per-user/month fees. > Remember, I said "small-business", so I can put in some time and I'm > concerned about costs. But the scale is tipping. The time I spend dealing > with lists, floating IP addresses, and other nuances not related to basic > server administration has increased the pain level. Before I give up on DIY > I want to try another cloud host that respects the application. > > Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > mailop mailing list > mailop@mailop.org > https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop > -- Ken Simpson CEO, MailChannels <https://www.mailchannels.com/?utm_source=Email%20Signature&utm_medium=Ken%20Simpson&utm_campaign=Website> Facebook <http://bit.ly/2dnoP3K> | Twitter <http://bit.ly/2ehoWni> | LinkedIn <http://bit.ly/2dw87lU> | Help Center <https://mailchannels.zendesk.com/hc/en-us?utm_source=Email%20Signature&utm_medium=Ken%20Simpson&utm_campaign=Help%20Center> Our latest case study video: watch here! <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psb41xDIL9k>
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