So if you have been following this series of posts, you should now have a local mail server setup linked to both an outgoing and incoming relay service. However, how do we access this server to check our mail? In the last post of this series I will focus on Read more…
So far we’ve set up a mail server with an outgoing SMTP relay to handle all our sent mail without it being flagged as spam. However, what about receiving mail? If you are ok with exposing your server to the big bad Web, you could simply set up some MX Read more…
So if you read my introduction to this series, you will know that I have attempted to address the common issues with ‘self-hosting’ by adopting a hybrid approach, relying on two types of relay service: An SMTP (outgoing) relay – this is in many ways the most important of the Read more…
So in my last post I talked about why I’d decided to go down the route of partially self-hosting my email service. In this post I’ll start with setting up the basics. Unless your internet service provider (ISP) provides you with a static public IP address, the first thing most Read more…
So yes it’s 2020 – why would anyone wish to host their own mail server? You’re bound to have issues with sending mail given how much spam is out there nowadays. For a start how many residential/SME ISPs offer you the ability to have a static IP and PTR record? Read more…