I know there are alternatives like proton mail, tutamail, mailbox.org, etc… But what would be the issue if I create an email using my personal domain, stored in my hosting… maybe encryption? It seems that no-one even consider this option, but I am not sure why…

What would you suggest?

  • bluGill@fedia.io
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    I hosted my own for a while. We could never send to gmail though and they are saddly too important.

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      I’ve read this with concerning frequency, was SPF/DMARC/DKIM all in order? I also have to question if it was a matter of IP reputation, since shared hosting IP ranges are usually pretty thrashed.

      I rent mailbox services (for a custom domain) from a local ISP and don’t have problems with deliverability as such.

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        Those were in order (it was 15 years ago so i don’t recall if all existed but at least some did). Probably ip range but who knows

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          Yeah, did the whole dance too, and tried multiple providers, but no dice. Some got through to others and some to others, but none was even good enough getting through to most.

          This was just a few years ago.

          I don’t think these safety/security signatures or protocols or whatever, work, as they are supposed to. If the IP space you get has bad reputation, nothing matters, you’re sol.

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      That worked like a charm for me, but some strange German mall hoster demanded the blood of an unborn unicorn or something like that for it to work.