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

[Randall Gellens]

On 30 Aug 2024, at 16:08, Bill Cole wrote:

> On 2024-08-30 at 13:22:20 UTC-0400 (Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:22:20 -0700)
> Randall Gellens <mailmate at lists.freron.com>
> is rumored to have said:
>
>> On 30 Aug 2024, at 5:15, Charlie Clark wrote:
>>
>>> On 29 Aug 2024, at 18:41, Randall Gellens wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've been running my own mail server since last century and haven't 
>>>> run into any problems with big email providers not accepting my 
>>>> mail. What problems did you have?
>>>
>>> You may just be lucky. Normally, they want at least DKIM and SPF 
>>> records and you might still be greylisted.
>>
>> Yes, I did need to create SPF records in my DNS, but aside from that, 
>> nothing else. I didn't need DKIM. I also make sure there are no open 
>> relays, of course.
>
> It may be relevant that you, me, and everyone else who has been 
> running their own mail since the 90's have benefitted from having 
> started before the mail universe was centralized to a few behemoths 
> who have now learned to be suspicious of new entrants. Google and MS 
> have had a long time to learn to accept your mail and my mail.

True, but I also highly doubt that any of the big players have the 
slightest idea that small players such as us even exist.

--Randall