echeco Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Well, Basically the main question it this: Setup my own mail server vs look for a hosted mail server? Would anyone be kind to drop a line about this. cheers :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Hosted mail server are better because: Some one looks after it for you. Hosting your own is better because: You control it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echeco Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 Hosted mail server are better because: Some one looks after it for you. Hosting your own is better because: You control it. :) Like the "You Control It" part.... but it takes me a wild to select one any recommendations?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 oh, by looks after it I mean, keeps it relatively secure and prevents it from been used to send spam while watching your email. If you set up your own you have to do this instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echeco Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 oh, by looks after it I mean, keeps it relatively secure and prevents it from been used to send spam while watching your email. If you set up your own you have to do this instead. yeah.. that could be a problem, so i guess it´s a better option to pay a hosted one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lestock Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Most home ISP's will not let you host your own mailserver simply for the reason of security. Securing a mail server against open relays and other vulnerabilities is not the easiest thing in the world to do. The question that needs to be asked is what exactly are you going to be doing with the server? If it's going to be your main account for something like a website, why doesn't your webhost offer a mailserver? If you're not using the address for anything website related, is there an issue with trying to use Gmail and their IMAP connection? Once you answer these questions you'll have a better understanding of what your actual options are. Hope that helps, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echeco Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 Most home ISP's will not let you host your own mailserver simply for the reason of security. Securing a mail server against open relays and other vulnerabilities is not the easiest thing in the world to do. The question that needs to be asked is what exactly are you going to be doing with the server? If it's going to be your main account for something like a website, why doesn't your webhost offer a mailserver? If you're not using the address for anything website related, is there an issue with trying to use Gmail and their IMAP connection? Once you answer these questions you'll have a better understanding of what your actual options are. Hope that helps, Matt Thanks Matt :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyintheroom Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Managing your own server is only fun until you start having problems. The best thing I've done is to go with Google Apps for Domains - http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/index.html I manage several small businesses and it's treated me very well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echeco Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Managing your own server is only fun until you start having problems. The best thing I've done is to go with Google Apps for Domains - http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/index.html I manage several small businesses and it's treated me very well! Thanks for the Advice guyintheroom :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLuNK Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I'd recommend you host It yourself, But whatever gets the job done. I prefer qmail over postfix or sendmail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 If you do choose to host it yourself, do it in a datacenter, not your house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLuNK Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Might aswell get a cheap VPS then, & If you live in the US you probably have "unlimited" bandwidth so turn It into a remote file backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingwray Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 The main problem that I have found with running your own mail server is that many other mail servers will not accept mail unless it is from a white list, which generally is going to cause you problems if you start sending mail and its not getting there. I'm generally all for running/hacking/playing with services etc, but if you want to run it for anything else like personal, commercial use etc, then just use someone else to do it for you, it also lets you concentrate on the things that you want to do rather than think, "dammit, I have to fix the mail server again!". Which is the part that I am most thankful for. Mail is also one of those things that is quite sensitive, you've got to be right on top of it, incase you have a problem or someone breaks into your box, getting black listed for being a spammer is not a good start to anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I run my own mail server using Zimbra. It works great and I recommend it to anyone with the 'control freak sysadmin' gene. :) Sure, there's downsides to it, but it gives me much more than a hotmail account would, and it's mine etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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