Date: Fri, 4 May 2018 21:28:56 +0200 From: Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> To: Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: email service for a private domain! Message-ID: <8859504C-3CF8-476C-B6CA-A34BBCF7068A@boosten.org> In-Reply-To: <CADy1Ce7ExQz21rM-nu7EzzGhE%2BDcmdgtMQNqaW7aPvgtbs918w@mail.gmail.com> References: <20180504083711.GB10324@wolfman.devio.us> <CADy1Ce7ExQz21rM-nu7EzzGhE%2BDcmdgtMQNqaW7aPvgtbs918w@mail.gmail.com>
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I run my own domain for years now and you definitely don=E2=80=99t need a st= atic address. I=E2=80=99ve a registration at dyndns.com and my mx record poi= nts to that address. Works like charm.=20 I forward my email through my provider (smart host) and receive directly.=20= You have to take care of spam yourself, but a combination of amavis, spam as= sassin, clamav and greylisting works wonderful.=20 My MTA is postfix, my IMAP server is courier, and my certificates are from L= et=E2=80=99s Encrypt.=20 Peter > On 4 May 2018, at 20:33, Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com> wrote: >=20 > I assume that you have someone hosting your DNS zone. That's the > easiest alternative. I wouldn't dive into hosting your own DNS. >=20 > You will need, at a mimimum, the following: >=20 > You will need a static address for your host from your ISP (or if you > are colocating your server, from them), and you will also require a > PTR record for your host, entered into the zone of whoever grants you > the static address. >=20 > Your DNS zone will need to list the A (and/or AAAA) record for your > host, and an MX record. >=20 > You will also want an SPF record in your zone, and should explore the > idea of implementing DMARC/DKIM. >=20 > After that is configured, you'll need to configure the software for > your mail server. I suggest using postfix, in conjunction with a good > IMAP server. There are several. >=20 > I'd also recommend that you subscribe to the postfix email list, and > start asking questions there - after you've read the documentation. >=20 > There are alternatives to postfix (I've used and loathed sendmail, a > very long time ago), but postfix is the one that seemed best developed > to me, and I was most comfortable with it. YMMV. >=20 > I'd also suggest setting up an anti-spam filter. For my $dayjob > several years ago, I put up MAIA Mailguard, and it worked very well. > It packages spamassassin and several other things into a very nice > filter, but it might be overkill if you are only doing mail for > yourself. >=20 > I no longer use postfix/spamassassin or other OSS tools for email, so > can't comment much further - $dayjob has implemented commercial > alternatives for all of that. >=20 > HTH, >=20 > Kurt >=20 >=20 >> On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 1:37 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. >>=20 >> i have no idea about what is involved and don't know what the search for >> via google. >>=20 >> could i be pointed in the right direction? >>=20 >> also, how do i evaluate hosting service providers? >> i only know of rootbsd and digitalocean. >>=20 >> thanks. >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g"
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