[Cialug] Email server

[chris rheinherren]

having admin'd mail servers in the past. i would agree it's a major hassle
and royal PIA. that's why i have google do it now :)

On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Jim Cole <jrcole at gmail.com> wrote:

> correct. It's only job is mail hosting . They also handle some level of
> spam filtering, etc. Jarland will tell you his spam filtering isnt as good
> as googles but they try and its better than if you ran it yourself. He's
> one of the admins at lowendtalk.  https://mxroute.com/
>
> If you hang out on lowendtalk(which I do) you'll see most of the people
> admit that its not worth managing your own mail server. Your time is better
> spent elsewhere when its $1.60/month.
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 11:55 AM, Kyle H <khamil8686 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It looks like Mxroute is specifically for email service hosting that you
> > set up yourself, is it?
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 9:55 AM Jim Cole <jrcole at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I would do MXRoute. It's run by one of the guys who works at Digital
> > Ocean.
> > > $40 for 2 years.
> > > MXroute - 40GB Storage, Unlimited Email/Domains, $40/2years recurring -
> > > Order in: Texas <https://jar.land/y28mc> | London <
> > https://jar.land/Cfbpa>
> > >
> > > MXRoute has a really good rep.
> > >
> > > On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 9:48 AM, chris rheinherren <
> > > c.rheinherren at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think you would be better off with getting the Digital Ocean
> droplet
> > > for
> > > > $5 as well. Benefits, you get the reverse DNS needed for email
> servers.
> > > You
> > > > get notified of maintenance issues impacting your droplet. The basic
> > > server
> > > > will be deployed and ready to use in about 60 seconds from the time
> you
> > > > place the order. And even have a LAMP stack in just one click too.
> > > >
> > > > It saves the headache of changing your residential account at
> Mediacom
> > > into
> > > > a business account. Benefits for service trouble calls is generally
> > same
> > > > day for business accounts. But if there is an outage you are still
> > down.
> > > > Business accounts don't get notices of maintenance issues during or
> > > outside
> > > > of the standard maintenance window, to get those you have to be on
> > Fiber.
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 9:37 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Sat, 29 Apr 2017, Kyle H wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I'd really like to use my home server if at all possible, but not
> > if
> > > > it's
> > > > > > ungodly expensive. $5 vps is pretty cheap after all... Anyone
> know
> > > how
> > > > > much
> > > > > > business accounts are going for, can they be bundled with some
> tv,
> > > > anyone
> > > > > > work at mediacom? :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > I'd seriously recommend a droplet at Digital Ocean for $5, ..
> > Mediacom
> > > is
> > > > > no different than Charter - you do not get business support, or an
> > > SLA. A
> > > > > reputable VPS provider, however, removes all of the connectivity
> > > > > headaches.
> > > > >
> > > > >         Lee
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