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?

  • body_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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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