On 2 March 2016 at 14:19, Claus Niesen <cnie...@gmx.net> wrote:
> Sorry for the off topic question but I'm hoping that maybe some of your
> know of or work for an email hosting provider that provides minus/hyphen
> ("-") addressing with custom domain. All I can find are provider that
> offer plus addressing, which makes it hard for a smooth transition since
> I'm using minus addressing extensively.
>
> I used to run my own at home mailserver (openbsd + qmail) . Since I no
> longer have a static IP, I switched to an email provider that supports
> minus addressing but operates in the dark ages, especially in regards to
> security updates. Needless to say I need a better host. I'd rather not
> host my own mailserver but so far haven't been able to find an
> alternative.
>
> Your suggestions are greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact me off
> list.
> Thanks,
> Claus
>
> Specific requirements:
> - allows usage of custom domain
> - allows multiple email accounts
> - qmail style '-' addressing
> - some kind of spam filtering (gray-listing & bayes filter)
> - alias
> - imap
> - reliable and secure
So, how much are you willing to pay for this service?
Static IP costs on a residential connection usually start at 5 USD/mo
in the US. Presumably, that's also how much you'd be willing to pay
for a "reliable and secure" email service with a custom domain and
qmail-style addressing. (That's not even considering any extra you'd
have to pay for a provider specifically targeting the niche of serving
it OpenBSD-style.)
At this price, nowadays you might as well get a whole virtual or even
a dedicated bare metal server to play with, from Hetzner, Online,
OVH/Kimsufi et al (I maintain a list at http://dedi.su/ ), and run an
actual qmail on it, or even OpenSMTPD, as you see fit. (OpenBSD works
great on most of these hosts, even if it's not specifically advertised
as supported.)
Otherwise, what is it that we are missing from your requirements that
makes this a worthwhile discussion for misc@openbsd.org?
C.
