On Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 5:20 AM Thomas Krichel <krichel@openlib.org> wrote:
Washington Odhiambo via Mailman-users writes
Anyway, for me, the best relay is to run my own SMTP service.
I do the same. In fact, I don't even know what an SMTP relay service is. All those folks who turn to third parties just further the concentration of email services in the hands of a few providers. This erodes the most precious advantage of email, i.e. that you can run it yourself.
For reputation:
- Ensure you aren't an open relay
- Have a PTR record
- Publish SPF, DKIM, DMARC records
- DKIM-sign all outbound emails
I did all of this. So it must be easy ;-)
But hang on Ddhiambo, you are writing from a gmail account ...
We are talking about Mailing Lists, not personal email :-) I have the capacity to register my own domain, get hardware and install Unix or Windows to run my own mail server, but why should I do that when I can get the same for free? Free platform, no spend - except on Internet connectivity.... I actually deploy collaboration platforms for customers - to replace the Googles, Micro$ofts, etc.
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) [How to ask smart questions: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html]