I have observed at close quarters friends who host their own email
(including hosting my email, and this list) and, to quote Taj, I recommend
it to absolutely nobody. Email is broken, and needs 24/7 professional to
work reliably in this brave new world.


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On Sat, 2 Aug 2025, 18:16 Sirtaj Singh Kang via Silklist, <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
> On 29/07/25 16:07, Udhay Shankar N via Silklist wrote:
>
> You?
>
>
> I've run my own mail server for the last .. hmm.. 25 years or so now?
> Because email (along with a domain name) is the last line of defence for
> identity on the internet, flawed as it is.
>
> I am glad I do this, and I recommend it to absolutely nobody. It's a pain,
> and frankly the last thing I'd want to do is be responsible for anyone
> else's email. For example, I "allow" my wife to use my mail server, but I
> also relay all her mail to fastmail just in case.
>
> -Taj.
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