Ken, I've run my own email server for 15 years now I think. I stick with Linux for email server, OpenBSD for routing/firewall. I personally find this is the best of both worlds...
Just my 35 cents... Jay > Just curious how many of you use openbsd to run your own personal email > server? > Do you find it a hassle to manage in any way? > > I know openbsd is perfectly fine for a mail server, don't get me wrong the > question is more about is it worth it to do yourself. Specifically I will > probably be doing it through a guest on vultr. > > Back story my family all has email addresses through the domain I have. Which > basically will forward to a gmail account. The kids accounts don't really > forward anywhere, they are place holders I guess. But they are getting old > enough to use their own accounts for things and not just through the school > which sets them up with google accounts to use through their chromebook. > > So my wife really doesn't like the idea of setting them loose on their own > email > accounts, and I don't necessarily disagree with her, but I disagree on the way > to do it. In a gmail point of view all I can think of is shared passwords for > for the kids. I don't like that because first of all they could change it, > second of all monitoring their email means literally reading their email. > > My wife and I have different views on privacy as well. > > I was thinking I could run my own email server to give them accounts there, > and > at the same time instead of reading their email be able to more specifically > block certain senders, but also to scan the email for troubling words. In my > mind that is things like suicide, kill, etc. > > So I guess the end question, is for protecting the email of minors is running > my > own email server, when I have never done it before on any OS, worth it over > some > other solution. And yes I am very open to other suggestions for a solution, > even > if it is something I have to pay for, to avoid sharing passwords or grotesque > privacy infringement of literally reading all their emails. > > Welcome to differences of opinion as well. Thank you. > > Ken > >
