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Re: Ask HN: How do you manage email on a custom domain?

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Post by lubosm »

lubosm wrote: post #9
jcuenod wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you saying you didn't have delivery issues? Any spam issues/other gotchas I should know about before deciding to self-host?

I have no delivery issues - see my updated message above - and I'm providing the service to my small company, my family and running automated services for other companies.

To elaborate further, I did have delivery issues with some big providers first, until I implemented all recommended DNS and signing standards. After this was done, there were no issues for all those years.

Re: Ask HN: How do you manage email on a custom domain?

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Post by jcuenod »

lubosm wrote: post #11
lubosm wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have no delivery issues - see my updated message above - and I'm providing the service to my small company, my family and running automated services for other companies.

To elaborate further, I did have delivery issues with some big providers first, until I implemented all recommended DNS and signing standards. After this was done, there were no issues for all those years.

That's helpful. Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: How do you manage email on a custom domain?

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Post by AlexITC »

jcuenod wrote: post #3
Bender wrote: post #2

Some here use Fastmail [1] with their domains. Others run their own self hosted mail servers. Fastmail is probably less expensive and less hassle unless one has a bit of knowledge of setting up mail servers. I don't know gsuite pricing or if this is a better option for your use-case. [1] - https://www.fastmail.com/pricing/

My impression of self hosting is that your mail just ends up undelivered because you're not a big shot. Thanks for the fastmail pointer. I'll take a look, but I am hoping to find a free option (at least at this point).

With self-hosting, you can do it but it takes time to get good reputation.

I have set https://github.com/postalserver/postal and there are many details you usually don't worry about, the cost involved is whatever server you pay for, still, this is more adequate when you want to send emails through an API, for normal usage patterns, AWS is cheaper and simpler to set up.

Re: Ask HN: How do you manage email on a custom domain?

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Post by treesknees »

If you are an Apple user already, you can point custom domains to iCloud Mail. I've had some trouble with their spam filter overblocking in some cases, but since I was already paying for iCloud storage it made sense for me.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212514

Re: Ask HN: How do you manage email on a custom domain?

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Post by cookiengineer »

lubosm wrote: post #9
jcuenod wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you saying you didn't have delivery issues? Any spam issues/other gotchas I should know about before deciding to self-host?

I have no delivery issues - see my updated message above - and I'm providing the service to my small company, my family and running automated services for other companies.

Which DNS service do you host your domains at, for reverse dns capabilities?

Also, do you maybe wanna share your dovecot+postfix configs?

I'm asking because I "should" not allow spam being sent over my servers, but I always get marked as spam in O365 domains, it's very weird.

The only thing that I currently cannot provide without having to move my domains somewhere else is the reverse dns entries.

Re: Ask HN: How do you manage email on a custom domain?

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Post by mrluck980 »

To manage email on a custom domain, follow these steps:

Choose an email hosting provider like Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. Configure DNS records with your domain registrar to point to the email hosting servers. Set up email accounts with your custom domain and access them through webmail or email clients. Customize settings, prioritize security, and stay updated for smooth email management.

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