From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri May 4 12:49:26 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDDE1FACC88 for ; Fri, 4 May 2018 12:49:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from srguglielmo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-lf0-x22a.google.com (mail-lf0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4010:c07::22a]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2B72F73416 for ; Fri, 4 May 2018 12:49:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from srguglielmo@gmail.com) Received: by mail-lf0-x22a.google.com with SMTP id u21-v6so30754430lfu.9 for ; Fri, 04 May 2018 05:49:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=OZrdHCi/cCw98VqcK49anM8CdOTSGx9PE+SS+CcT8pM=; b=kfM25hkMlZqJZtkg5jBuaq+QMlD5o7ukdyh+Vu9OMSDiHEjMS7nGPCzwwzfUf/9alO K/PUh4OvaMFqTsuEYAdQngRwRd6qjS6BAWuoZjRK2mw1JYEdcca0Jva1Ydf4V9k9eGI3 hzUmkJ0To/RsJwsbcOdKdMwl1ZdDe7OrCM9GxJ2EJLwhbwacROaVCWhzWThSNs8kbBce pzM2TY7EMiqdxIIFzeZ96SzSfwtFAA3UYgj0q2zLSCe+EBJ2wcwWAt/a0HJcGg0yT+hI KV791hTe1OPobhwpSb0zzx2kStvK/5tJKsoUDw12KPa1eMpHwf+EyyFrcLnIVCxZjKWI m8Hw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=OZrdHCi/cCw98VqcK49anM8CdOTSGx9PE+SS+CcT8pM=; b=kqec3eARggtu2ocEAA19QijABCRasur0U1RkWCyT3BJXJRG8ktiGYhbuGRqv9evXQE MPEEL9mzyZl++mZ7L7BhUCKb+zxPDWHgLIrR3nxDEiWJtMgs6C2ba5kad4SK43lHbaX4 hkpo8FErSyG8dKZkJiRP2ECWHtkseLjkcJDSoV7Kbj1NNejR72SRAzcj30WFscsHP/1N SpLKDmItLy6nTQ7r4l+3OiHcDqp+sGh0LXT0epMg+oV+e3YJuMu4LkVczj8vOV0jCj2H jp1S5ABCbdCATgXFa5musvu5Bopj7yuZarsZgdgp/2pSUxa8kI89dc0DUiozCANzwjIt 6Ztw== X-Gm-Message-State: ALQs6tAx+bQuxPVjbLG1wO2Ze4iL5aj33GjPh7ZUB74dQ2Y/yv5obwBB P+yE4BY0d/qHAXa4zcVM2GRGq5PDGt2ca3Li2Cqnqg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AB8JxZrHmgeka4HX8weTn8BubkVq/vYfBU+zNDd1dI4xuByHSouJjN5HP3RkOSKUtJhLMdzVsZfJJRJ2u15MACk+nK8= X-Received: by 2002:a19:bec3:: with SMTP id o186-v6mr17659094lff.20.1525438164755; Fri, 04 May 2018 05:49:24 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20180504083711.GB10324@wolfman.devio.us> In-Reply-To: <20180504083711.GB10324@wolfman.devio.us> From: Stephen R Guglielmo Date: Fri, 04 May 2018 12:49:13 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: email service for a private domain! To: Mayuresh Kathe Cc: FreeBSD Mailing list Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.25 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 May 2018 12:49:27 -0000 On Fri, May 4, 2018, 4:41 AM Mayuresh Kathe 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 >