• meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works
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    17 days ago

    make your own: get a domain (15$ probably less for a year), get 2x tiny servers (around 10-15$ each) and deploy MX and IMAP services on your favorite OS. Takes a while to set it up but it’s pretty awesome :3

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      16 days ago

      I’ve heard that a lot of custom domains get filtered by tech giants. Have you experienced any problems like that? I agree it would be nice and self hosting it is pretty straightforward.

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        16 days ago

        gmail likes to flag some of my mail as spam despite having everything set up properly (TLS, dkim, sfp, PTR) . Some businesses have improperly configured MX, so you can’t be too strict on the rules or you’ll need manual intervention all the time.

        Overall, it works fine I have been running various domain for about 10y now. Plus it contributes to the decentralization of email \o/

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        16 days ago

        I have a .cloud address that works fine. Just make sure DKIM, SPF and HELO is setup and configured properly.