I set up a personal mail server (SMTP+IMAP, no webmail) a couple months ago for personal/family use —- no sense in paying about $60 per user per year for GSuite or 365.
(Microsoft actually offer a custom ___domain email solution for families that doesn’t charge per user provided you host your ___domain with GoDaddy, but it has some limitations, eg with respect to aliases, so that wasn’t quite right for me.)
I did so with some trepidation, having been told by multiple people that I shouldn’t. Maybe I got lucky and had an IP with good reputation, but I was able to send mail to Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and specific email lists after a few rounds of configuration.
The only problem I had was with Apple’s iCloud email, but engaging with ProofPoint soon fixed that.
Overall it wasn’t too bad an experience. I’d class myself as beginner level in that I’ve done this for myself ages ago (but never in a professional capacity).
Just leaving this anecdote out here as a small counterpoint to all the horror stories out there. If you’ve got an IP address with a poor reputation I can imagine it’d be a much more difficult exercise.
(Microsoft actually offer a custom ___domain email solution for families that doesn’t charge per user provided you host your ___domain with GoDaddy, but it has some limitations, eg with respect to aliases, so that wasn’t quite right for me.)
I did so with some trepidation, having been told by multiple people that I shouldn’t. Maybe I got lucky and had an IP with good reputation, but I was able to send mail to Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and specific email lists after a few rounds of configuration.
The only problem I had was with Apple’s iCloud email, but engaging with ProofPoint soon fixed that.
Overall it wasn’t too bad an experience. I’d class myself as beginner level in that I’ve done this for myself ages ago (but never in a professional capacity).
Just leaving this anecdote out here as a small counterpoint to all the horror stories out there. If you’ve got an IP address with a poor reputation I can imagine it’d be a much more difficult exercise.