I agree here!
Basically you would need a few components:
MTA / MDA / MUA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_transfer_agent
One way to do it would be something like: Postfix / Courier IMAP / Then
bolt something like SquirrelMail on top for web UI client
There are many ways to achieve the same goal as in you don't have to use
Postfix you could go for Sendmail or any other....
However for you it might be a better option to go with Linux as @Jay
suggested and then whack something like Scalix or Zimbra on top......
http://www.scalix.com/en/
https://www.zimbra.com/
That way you have a fully managed mail system right out of the box with
granular control of what users can and can't do.....
Regards,
Kaya
On 9/8/18 4:32 PM, Jay Hart wrote:
Ken,
I've run my own email server for 15 years now I think. I stick with Linux for
email server,
OpenBSD for routing/firewall. I personally find this is the best of both
worlds...
Just my 35 cents...
Jay
Just curious how many of you use openbsd to run your own personal email server?
Do you find it a hassle to manage in any way?
I know openbsd is perfectly fine for a mail server, don't get me wrong the
question is more about is it worth it to do yourself. Specifically I will
probably be doing it through a guest on vultr.
Back story my family all has email addresses through the domain I have. Which
basically will forward to a gmail account. The kids accounts don't really
forward anywhere, they are place holders I guess. But they are getting old
enough to use their own accounts for things and not just through the school
which sets them up with google accounts to use through their chromebook.
So my wife really doesn't like the idea of setting them loose on their own email
accounts, and I don't necessarily disagree with her, but I disagree on the way
to do it. In a gmail point of view all I can think of is shared passwords for
for the kids. I don't like that because first of all they could change it,
second of all monitoring their email means literally reading their email.
My wife and I have different views on privacy as well.
I was thinking I could run my own email server to give them accounts there, and
at the same time instead of reading their email be able to more specifically
block certain senders, but also to scan the email for troubling words. In my
mind that is things like suicide, kill, etc.
So I guess the end question, is for protecting the email of minors is running my
own email server, when I have never done it before on any OS, worth it over some
other solution. And yes I am very open to other suggestions for a solution, even
if it is something I have to pay for, to avoid sharing passwords or grotesque
privacy infringement of literally reading all their emails.
Welcome to differences of opinion as well. Thank you.
Ken
