I will look into VPS services here in the south-eastern US. Next time I rework on this I'm hoping to go with a containerized implementation, but I think the logic still holds.
Any workaround for the low volume email server? Our volume is less than two messages per week to about 150 subscribers.
On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM Peter Chubb <peter@chubb.wattle.id.au> wrote:
"Stephen" == Stephen Daniel <swd@pobox.com> writes:
Stephen> So I have to run this in "the Stephen> cloud". I choose Google's cloud for various reasons. They Stephen> both forbid and block any attempt to operate an MTA. I Stephen> assume other cloud vendors do too. Since I cannot run my own Stephen> MTA I feel a bit stuck.
I run mailman3 in a VPS that costs around $110 per year. I chose one near to me (in Sydney, Australia); for ease of admin, you need to choose something with low latency to where you're administering it.
The main issue with running your own MTA is it's likely to have relatively low volume, and Google and Microsoft will show it as having a poor reputation until they've seen a certain amount of traffic from it --- and drop or bounce email.
Peter C