[talk] MWL on "Run your own mail server"

[Edward Capriolo]

On Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 6:01 PM jpb <jpb at jimby.name> wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:34:54 -0400
> George Rosamond <george at ceetonetechnology.com> wrote:
>
> > Worth checking out... if you're not reading the blog regularly:
> >
> > https://mwl.io/archives/22653
> >
> > I just browsed through it quickly and will read carefully later.. but
> > it really makes me laugh in the privacy/security work land how very
> > well-funded companies can ramble in their marketing materials about
> > "security,privacy by design" yet they host their email with one of the
> > little closed circle of providers. I dont' have to name the providers,
> > but they happen to be where we get the most unsoliticited commercial
> > email.* Your most confidential information flows around in those
> > emails..
> >
> > And it's those providers that the 'little people' have to contend with
> > when sending mail to their hosts.
> >
> > Additionally, if you're all cloud/3rd party hosted, you have an EASIER
> > time going through any vendor requirements than if you do it
> > yourself... despite the obvious privacy issues.
> >
> > g
> >
> >
> > *
> >
> > $ host -t mx $domain
> > $domain mail is handled by 0 $domain.mail.protection.outlook.com.
> >
> > "George,
> >
> > A bottle of Silver Oak for 10 minutes to ask you a few questions"
> >
> > ***
> >
> > $ host -t mx $anotherdomain
> > $anotherdoimain mail is handled by 10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com.
> > $anotherdomain mail is handled by 1 aspmx.l.google.com.
> >
> > "​​​Dear George, I hope you had a chance to read my previous
> > messages."
> >
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> I'm guessing that Chapters > 0 will have the exquisite detail of all the
> bitwrangling needed to set up your own mail server.
>
> amirite?
>
> jpb
>
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I am having major PTSD now. Pop before smtp. Qmail.. qmail ldap patches.
Imap on net app. The executive using outlook express that we had to
maintain ssl negative 2.4.2 conpatabilty for.

I learned alot about how not to do things migrating that from freebsd 4 to 7
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