[Cialug] Email server

[Dave Hala]

The other issue is spam filtering. That can be a chore on a personal server.

On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 12:10 PM, chris rheinherren
<c.rheinherren at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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