I run my own mailserver...
On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 3:00 PM, Grant Taylor via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> wrote: > On 12/04/2017 03:47 PM, Brad Knowles wrote: > >> The concept is sound, but attempting to use your $5 VPS as your outbound >> mail relay is only going to end in pain and tears -- your VPS cannot have >> or build a good enough reputation to get reliable delivery to the big mail >> providers. You need to use an outbound mail relay that already has a good >> reputation, and that works hard to continue to maintain that reputation. >> > > My experience shows otherwise. > > I've been using a VPS as my primary mail server for > 2 years and have > only been black listed once. Even that was a 12 hour automated listing > because I sent one message to an address I had not used in 7 years, which > had since been converted into a spam trap. > > I've also known others that use VPSs for this exact thing with > considerable success. > > As for handling your inbound mail, use something like imapsync and then >> effectively treat your IMAP provider as a POP3 provider instead, and >> download/delete the messages from their system as soon as they have been >> copied to your local system. >> > > Why? Having a different provider handle inbound will require them > supporting your domain(s). Why not handle inbound email directly? > > The bad guys could tap into the stream of mail that flows through that >> system, but they wouldn't be able to get into your archive of old mail >> without breaking into the box sitting in your house. >> > > S/MIME / PGP }:-) > > > > > -- > Grant. . . . > unix || die > >
