Date: Fri, 04 May 2018 12:49:13 +0000 From: Stephen R Guglielmo <srguglielmo@gmail.com> To: Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: email service for a private domain! Message-ID: <CADfK3RU1EZRQ3Jr4uT=F2mQVwDHa9EMHYZourfyRmmb6pqw-2g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20180504083711.GB10324@wolfman.devio.us> References: <20180504083711.GB10324@wolfman.devio.us>
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On Fri, May 4, 2018, 4:41 AM Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in> wrote: > i own a domain (kathe.in) which i would like to setup for mail services. > essentially, i should be able to log-in over ssh and work through my > emails using mailx. > > i have no idea about what is involved and don't know what the search for > via google. > > could i be pointed in the right direction? > I ran my own email system on a domain I own for a few years. It is a _lot_ of work to set it correctly and maintain it. I ran the postfix MTA, Dovecot for imap, OpenDKIM for DKIM signing, postfix-policyd-spf-python for SPF verification, and finally ClamAv for virus scanning. I may be forgetting a few things in the mix as well. You definitely need a static IP address. It's may be a bit outdated, but I did write a guide on this: https://guglielmo.us/cs/postfix.html A mail server typically has to be running (correctly) for a long time in order to build up domain authority as a valid email server. Otherwise, ougoing email will often be marked as spam. Having said all that, unless you have a lot of time and motivation to learn, I do recommend that you use a paid service/company to host your email. I have since switched from running my own to ProtonMail for my custom domain and I'm very happy with them. Thanks, Steve >
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