Running own mail server

[Jim Douglas]

>From: Jim Garrison <jhg at jhmg.net>
>Reply-To: jhg at acm.org, For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>Subject: Re: Running own mail server
>Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 14:35:52 -0600
>
>Jason Montleon wrote:
> >> I think you'll find that trying to run OUTGOING mail from your server
> >> will be a continuous exercise in frustration
> >
> > Before I started bouncing around the planet and decided to have my
> > domain hosted, I was doing this, and ran into all the problems you
> > described; mail being banned because of RBL's for netblocks of
> > DSL/Cable Modem networks, the whole nine yards.  Very frustrating.
> > But one system will accept your mail from the network you're on, that
> > being your ISP's mail server.
> >
>Amen. I tried hosting my email locally and lasted for about 2 weeks
>before I went back to using the ISP's SMTP server as my smarthost.
>
>Finally, I moved to a dedicated server at a hosting company (to host
>several websites) and now do run my own Postfix for both incoming and
>outgoing mail.  However, I have several years experience as a Postfix
>admin, and would not recommend it for someone without fairly deep
>knowledge of the protocols and tools.
>
> > it's hardly worth the hassle, although it can be quite a fun learning
> > experience if you are patient.
>Just don't learn at the expense of others.  A badly configured server
>can cause collateral damage, both in increasing SPAM and blacklisting
>innocent users that have IP addreses 'near' yours.
>
>
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