[MlMt] I need a email provider with: catchall receiving - wildcard sending

Sebastian Hagedorn Hagedorn at uni-koeln.de
Thu Aug 29 06:56:43 EDT 2024


I run the mail server for Cologne University. My advice is: don’t do it. Email doesn’t work the way it used to. It’s very difficult to get the big email providers to accept your mails if you’re not one of them.

On 29 Aug 2024, at 12:53, Michael Nietzold wrote:

> I can’t estimate how much work it takes to set up a mail server.
>
> Which server do you use?
>
> 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.
>
> On 29 Aug 2024, at 1:21, Randall Gellens wrote:
>
>> On 28 Aug 2024, at 8:17, Michael Nietzold wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I’m seeking assistance from the expertise of this mailing list.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> I’m now looking for an email provider that supports both of these functions. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> --Randall

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