On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 8:31 AM, Raghavendra Kamath <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I have heard that managing a mail server is a nightmare, so much so that, > even most experienced admins think twice before doing it. > Is this true? And how easy it is to self host mails, and possibly stay out of > the spamhaus list? How much worth is it when compared to a paid service like > Kolab now? > IMO, it's almost a full time job (personal experience doing it for about 2 years). The biggest headache is dealing with the support at the various RBL. There are many inexpensive providers; email messaging is their "core" competency. I would suggest let them handle it unless you want to enter this domain for a living. Nowadays, I use a smart host relay for outgoing messages and for incoming messages, a MX pointing to a service provider. -- Arun Khan -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
