For example, something that is too complex for your comfort level, a security concern, or maybe your hardware can’t keep up with the service’s needs?

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    1 year ago

    Hosting an email server is pretty sure a magnet for half the Chinese IP range… So I would refrain from hosting that myself.

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      1 year ago

      I figured email would be a common theme. I’m just starting to dip my toes into all of this, so an email server is not on my to-do list (and may never be).

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        1 year ago

        Google and other large scale providers have intentionally made it very difficult to self host your own email. It’s generally not considered a wise move these days and is very difficult to maintain.

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          1 year ago

          Why do you say so? I’m not an expert in the fields, but isn’t a mail server pretty much the same as 20 years ago plus DKIM and SPF?

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            1 year ago

            Problem is, that most larger providers sort your mails to spam if the domain is not well known to them, which is not easy to achieve