Hello,
as the owner of several personal domains, it would be nice to be able to send and receive email through it.
However I've had trouble with it in the past.
Case 1: Home server on a residential connection - even if your ISP does not block destination port 25 outright, your IP is likely blacklisted by just about everyone. I could relay it through another server, but:
Case 2: Root server in a datacenter - should work in theory, but I found installing and maintaining daemons and settings a pain in the ass. There's so much complexity. Plus I had major trouble with Gmail, which about a year ago started rejecting emails sent through my server (not spam, reverse DNS correct, MX record correct, SPF entry present)
I would be happy not having to maintain mail, pop, imap daemons, but at the same time, I definitely don't want mail to be stored on someone else's servers (apart from what's necessary for message delivery, of course)
I am not generally opposed to external services, however, as long as I can store mail myself and they do not cost an arm and leg.
What options do I have?
Thanks!
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