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<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">Just some well-intentioned advice from someone who ran one himself for years: Don’t. Especially if you can’t answer these questions yourself. A mailserver that actually works well is a challenging thing to set up, especially these days. You just never know what great new things providers will come up with next to combat spam, and if you don’t keep up, your emails won’t get through. At some point, I just didn't feel like dealing with it anymore because I didn't want to spend more time on server maintenance than on the emails themselves.</p>
<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">On 29 Aug 2024, at 12:53, Michael Nietzold wrote:</p>
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<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">I can’t estimate how much work it takes to set up a mail server.</p>
<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">Which server do you use?</p>
<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">Do you have any advice on which one is the easiest to set up? I’m not sure how to choose between the available options.</p>
<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">On 29 Aug 2024, at 1:21, Randall Gellens wrote:</p>
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<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">On 28 Aug 2024, at 8:17, Michael Nietzold wrote:</p>
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<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">Hello,</p>
<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">I’m seeking assistance from the expertise of this mailing list.</p>
<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">I had an account with DomainFactory, but they are now migrating their email services to Microsoft 365. I heavily relied on the "catch-all" receiving and "wildcard" sending functions, but the new solution does not support these features.</p>
<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">I’m now looking for an email provider that supports both of these functions. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.</p>
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<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">I run my own for this reason, and to do my own spam blocking. But this is probably not too helpful for most, who likely have no desire to run their own servers.</p>
<p dir="auto" style="margin: 1.12em 0;">--Randall</p>
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