Is it recommended to set up an own mail server? - eviltoast

Is it useful to have your own mail server as a non-business? Just a private person. Configure SMTP and IMAP for it, sync with outlook I think.

Yay or nay, waste of time? What are your thoughts?

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    1 year ago

    In 2023 the threats to mail servers are so plentiful and ever changing, it’s the thing every business should give up — let the army of security pros at Microsoft and Google worry about those, honestly. Use the economies of scale of what they do protects millions of mailboxes, instead of you having to do all that same effort of work to protect 5 mailboxes.