Using OpenSMTPD on the VPS actually sounds like a good idea. It could use a pf blacklist + spamd to block a large amount of spam and reduce strain on my home connection.
I'm still waiting for hardware to arrive and I'll test this out. relay via sounds like a simple option, but I'll have to investigate what happens if my home server is unavailable. @Jiri - I have never heard of "paused remote delivery" ? > On 14 Nov 2016, at 13:28, ludovic coues <cou...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Why not use opensmtpd on the VPS to relay your mail ? > > A rule like "accept for domain example.com relay via > secure://you.dynamic.dns" should do what you want if I read the man > correctly > > 2016-11-13 23:25 GMT+01:00 Jiri B <ji...@devio.us>: >> On Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 10:51:22PM +0100, Joris Vanhecke wrote: >>> Hey all, >>> >>> I'd like to pull my emails out of the cloud and run them on a local >>> server (pcengines APU2 looks good). >>> My ISP blocks tcp ports below 1024 and sending email from a residential >>> (dynamic) IP might mark my email as spam. >>> >>> Right now I'm thinking of renting a cheap VPS and using it as a proxy >>> for my home server which would use a dynamic DNS. >>> I don't really want a copy of the email on the VPS so I was planning to >>> use relayd or socat to route incoming traffic to my local OpenSMTPD >>> server. >>> >>> But I don't really see a way to proxy outgoing connections from smtpd... >>> >>> Any ideas? >> >> What about to have paused remote delivery on cloud proxy (and deliver >> on request initiated from home server) and paused remote delivery on home >> mail server as well and unpause the queue when you do tcp port forwardning >> to cloud host as well. >> >> Or just run VPN between cloud host and home host. If either of them won't >> be available your mail will stay in queue. >> >> j. >> > > > > -- > > Cordialement, Coues Ludovic > +336 148 743 42
