[vox-tech] Hosting a email server at home but port 25 is blocked, what do I do?
Hi, So I have never ever ran a email server before but I do have a domain ready and an I'm willing to learn how. I was researching just how when I learned Comcast blocks SMTP 25 (yay Comcast /sarcasm). So I've come down to three options, use a VPN provider, use a VPS, or use a VPS but just tunnel through it to send email. I'm wondering which of these three would be the best security and privacy wise. I'm also wondering if I go the VPS route should I be trusting any of the providers on LowEndBox? I'm not looking to spend more than 10 bucks on this a month. (The cheaper the better for my budget) Any ideas where to go on this? Thank you in advance, Lance ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Hosting a email server at home but port 25 is blocked, what do I do?
On 06/30/2015 06:40 AM, Lance Geroso wrote: Hi, So I have never ever ran a email server before but I do have a domain ready and an I'm willing to learn how. I was researching just how when I learned Comcast blocks SMTP 25 (yay Comcast /sarcasm). So I've come down to three options, use a VPN provider, use a VPS, or use a VPS but just tunnel through it to send email. I'm wondering which of these three would be the best security and privacy wise. I'm also wondering if I go the VPS route should I be trusting any of the providers on LowEndBox? I'm not looking to spend more than 10 bucks on this a month. (The cheaper the better for my budget) Any ideas where to go on this? I'd go with one of the VPS providers mentioned on this thread, I've heard good things about all of them. Comcast isn't going to do reverse DNS for you and without it your spam scores and failed deliveries will be higher. So I'd look for reverse DNS for whatever VPS you get. I'd also get IPv6, while not super popular today (about 20% of traffic in the USA) it's growing quickly. If you want to minimize costs you might be able to find some like minded folks to share with. Seems like there's a fair bit of interest in having complete control over your email and nod using a free service that profiles you so they can target you with ads. Or maybe some non-technical folks are willing pitch in $1 a month to share your mail server. Speaking of which: http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2010/12/the-free-model.html ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Hosting a email server at home but port 25 is blocked, what do I do?
I would go the VPS route. Super easy to do and most offerings today will fit within your budget. I have used both DigitalOcean and Linode (currently with Linode). The cheapest VPS on DigitalOcean is 5.00 per month and gives you 512mb of ram (which isn't much), and the cheapest plan on Linode is 10.00 for 1GB of ram. Jim Sent from Ninehttp://www.9folders.com/ From: Lance Geroso gero3...@gmail.com Sent: Jun 30, 2015 6:40 AM To: lugod's technical discussion forum Subject: [vox-tech] Hosting a email server at home but port 25 is blocked, what do I do? Hi, So I have never ever ran a email server before but I do have a domain ready and an I'm willing to learn how. I was researching just how when I learned Comcast blocks SMTP 25 (yay Comcast /sarcasm). So I've come down to three options, use a VPN provider, use a VPS, or use a VPS but just tunnel through it to send email. I'm wondering which of these three would be the best security and privacy wise. I'm also wondering if I go the VPS route should I be trusting any of the providers on LowEndBox? I'm not looking to spend more than 10 bucks on this a month. (The cheaper the better for my budget) Any ideas where to go on this? Thank you in advance, Lance ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Hosting a email server at home but port 25 is blocked, what do I do?
Quoting James Nessen (ness...@jimsoffice.org): I would go the VPS route. Super easy to do and most offerings today will fit within your budget. I have used both DigitalOcean and Linode (currently with Linode). The cheapest VPS on DigitalOcean is 5.00 per month and gives you 512mb of ram (which isn't much), and the cheapest plan on Linode is 10.00 for 1GB of ram. Have you checked http://prgmr.com/ ? I haven't looked lately, but it used to be very price-competitive. Small VPS outfit in Silicon Valley, caters specifically to technical people who are not going to need handholding. ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
Re: [vox-tech] Hosting a email server at home but port 25 is blocked, what do I do?
Yes, I have a free vps from them. I used to work with Luke at Yahoo. Sent from Ninehttp://www.9folders.com/ From: Rick Moen r...@linuxmafia.com Sent: Jun 30, 2015 11:36 AM To: vox-tech@lists.lugod.org Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Hosting a email server at home but port 25 is blocked, what do I do? Quoting James Nessen (ness...@jimsoffice.org): I would go the VPS route. Super easy to do and most offerings today will fit within your budget. I have used both DigitalOcean and Linode (currently with Linode). The cheapest VPS on DigitalOcean is 5.00 per month and gives you 512mb of ram (which isn't much), and the cheapest plan on Linode is 10.00 for 1GB of ram. Have you checked http://prgmr.com/ ? I haven't looked lately, but it used to be very price-competitive. Small VPS outfit in Silicon Valley, caters specifically to technical people who are not going to need handholding. ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech ___ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
