Hello everyone, nice to meet you all.
This question was probably asked around here but is it really possible to be your own mail provider?
I think I’m experienced enough when it comes to homelabbing that I could take on something like this.
I THINK im aware of the technicalities, I did some research but it still begs the question, is it really worth it? would it be hard to build up a reputation so that your emails don’t land in spam folders?
My personal experience: I run my own email server out of my home, and it’s been fine. I do occasionally get caught in spam filters, but it’s easily less than 1%. I have a few friends who do the same, and they also say that it works fine for them.
The vast majority of people that I’ve seen who say it is impossible, are sending spam. They swear all day long that people really do want to read their marketing emails, but
That being said: If you run it in the cloud, be prepared to spend time building up a reputation. Most cloud providers have a terrible reputation, and it’ll take time to get through that.
seeing the overall responses, I really do think that some people start with a terrible reputation based on their IP / domain.
or as you said, they just send spam.
I decided to take my chances anyway