On Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:07:44 -0400 Bill Cole via Postfix-users <[email protected]> wrote:
> Indeed, valuable services which are expensive and complex to operate do > tend to require constraints and support. Which is fine, it all depends on how valuable you find the service. Since I have not used any of them yet (DNSBLs), I'm trying to gather feedback from other email admins and see if they had any major issues with such block lists. > I don't know how realistic it is. My main employer has lost a lot of > mail hosting customers to Google and MS because they are cheaper, offer > a much richer integrated application environment around their mail > service, and are perceived as more reliable (despite their garbage track > record) simply because they are big. The behemoths are also actively > hostile to small mail systems, which in combination with spammers makes > running one a constant battle. Yes, I've heard this many times - do not run your own mail server. However when you do it yourself, you have the freedom to make your own decisions and also get much better privacy. _______________________________________________ Postfix-users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
