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z3bra
Grey Hair Nixers
Dear UNIX diary,

Today I start using my very own mail server.

This project has been in my head for years now, and it's finally there: my own self-hosted mail infra!
I used to be a happy mailoo.org user (a FOSS email plaftorm 100% French, cocorico!), but recently they started announcing the end of their project. Due to their lives changing (wife, kids, work, whatever) they can't run the service anymore.
No worries, they pass it on to a company (after a poll alomgst all users, thanks guys for caring!), to keep the service alive. The only change there: it is a company. Ads, paid services, and no more FOSS to run the platform.

What a good time to move on!

I bought a new .pw domain, and installed postfix + dovecot on my server. After some doc reading and a bit of tinkering, I can now send and receive emails with SSL turned on! The main providers (google, hotmail, ...) don't flag me as spam, and IMAPS works like a charm!
I can even create mail-list with mlmmj(8) for when I need to organise events with multiple people (birthday, holidays, ...).

All the emails are, of course, backed up and encrypted (thanks to tarsnap(8)). All I need now is a good spam filter (most likely spamassassin) and I'll do the switch for my main account!

For now, I'm slowly moving ”receive only" services to this new box, like news maillist, or notifications.

It feels good to do things on your own!


Messages In This Thread
UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 18-08-2014, 11:03 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 18-08-2014, 11:37 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by cjm - 18-08-2014, 12:01 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 18-08-2014, 12:18 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by cjm - 18-08-2014, 02:11 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 19-08-2014, 12:50 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 19-08-2014, 01:18 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pizzaroll1 - 19-08-2014, 02:15 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by vompatti - 19-08-2014, 04:20 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pizzaroll1 - 19-08-2014, 07:53 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 20-08-2014, 12:54 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by vompatti - 20-08-2014, 06:33 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 21-08-2014, 04:53 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by DotDev - 21-08-2014, 07:50 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by shtols - 21-08-2014, 12:55 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 21-08-2014, 01:22 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 23-08-2014, 06:55 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 23-08-2014, 07:27 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 24-08-2014, 04:39 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 24-08-2014, 11:24 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pizzaroll1 - 25-08-2014, 12:37 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 26-08-2014, 03:38 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by cjm - 27-08-2014, 12:48 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 28-08-2014, 11:11 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 30-08-2014, 01:47 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by kirby - 30-08-2014, 09:56 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 30-08-2014, 11:22 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 09-09-2014, 12:21 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 04-11-2014, 12:27 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by berk - 10-09-2014, 09:12 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 10-09-2014, 10:53 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 10-09-2014, 11:51 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 11-09-2014, 11:18 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 12-09-2014, 08:08 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 17-09-2014, 10:51 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pizzaroll1 - 17-09-2014, 01:07 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by hades - 17-09-2014, 07:47 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 18-09-2014, 12:37 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 18-09-2014, 10:51 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 18-09-2014, 12:18 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by earsplit - 19-09-2014, 02:23 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by vompatti - 20-09-2014, 11:52 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pizzaroll1 - 20-09-2014, 08:00 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by srp - 21-09-2014, 02:09 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by kirby - 21-09-2014, 03:25 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 30-09-2014, 01:00 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 08-10-2014, 10:31 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by cjm - 09-10-2014, 04:14 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by kirby - 09-10-2014, 08:15 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by JerrySpringerIsMyDad - 24-10-2014, 10:03 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 28-10-2014, 10:38 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 28-10-2014, 01:18 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by neeasade - 09-01-2015, 10:44 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 09-01-2015, 02:04 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 19-02-2015, 07:05 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 19-02-2015, 04:55 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 20-02-2015, 11:49 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 28-04-2015, 04:13 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by bsdkeith - 29-04-2015, 05:01 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 29-04-2015, 10:29 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 29-04-2015, 03:09 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by greduan - 02-05-2015, 09:58 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by cjm - 07-05-2015, 11:14 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 07-05-2015, 12:20 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by neeasade - 24-07-2015, 11:10 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 25-07-2015, 08:44 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by Houseoftea - 25-07-2015, 11:32 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by movq - 26-07-2015, 03:52 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 27-07-2015, 02:02 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 24-08-2015, 07:07 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 25-08-2015, 10:38 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by rocx - 30-08-2015, 11:40 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 31-08-2015, 04:40 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 31-08-2015, 07:30 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 03-09-2015, 05:34 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by kirby - 03-09-2015, 06:57 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 10-09-2015, 11:30 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 14-09-2015, 03:45 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by darthlukan - 14-09-2015, 02:53 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by dkeg - 15-09-2015, 07:49 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by darthlukan - 05-10-2015, 03:03 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 05-10-2015, 05:00 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by apk - 06-10-2015, 02:41 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by Mafia - 06-10-2015, 09:33 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by kirby - 12-10-2015, 03:04 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 13-10-2015, 08:37 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 13-10-2015, 09:38 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 13-10-2015, 10:55 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 13-10-2015, 11:18 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 15-10-2015, 01:34 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by darthlukan - 15-10-2015, 04:44 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 15-10-2015, 06:05 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 15-10-2015, 06:58 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by darthlukan - 16-10-2015, 02:29 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 16-10-2015, 10:09 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by darthlukan - 19-10-2015, 02:10 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 20-10-2015, 02:05 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by darthlukan - 20-10-2015, 02:28 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by thetornainbow - 20-10-2015, 08:52 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by Houseoftea - 20-10-2015, 09:11 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 20-10-2015, 12:18 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by darthlukan - 21-10-2015, 02:31 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 30-11-2015, 07:08 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by apk - 30-11-2015, 08:49 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 01-12-2015, 08:24 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by apk - 01-12-2015, 11:43 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by arcetera - 02-12-2015, 08:57 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 03-12-2015, 02:20 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 03-12-2015, 11:32 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by dcat - 07-12-2015, 06:16 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 11-12-2015, 07:30 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 11-12-2015, 03:04 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 13-12-2015, 08:31 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 13-12-2015, 03:22 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by strang3quark - 13-12-2015, 03:57 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by rocx - 13-12-2015, 04:37 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by Wildefyr - 13-12-2015, 07:29 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 14-12-2015, 01:37 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by movq - 14-12-2015, 12:44 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 14-12-2015, 12:56 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 14-12-2015, 01:24 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by movq - 19-12-2015, 03:26 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 20-12-2015, 05:02 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by movq - 20-12-2015, 08:13 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 20-12-2015, 10:21 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 20-12-2015, 03:46 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by movq - 22-12-2015, 03:27 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by XcelQ - 24-01-2016, 01:32 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 26-01-2016, 02:17 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by XcelQ - 28-01-2016, 03:17 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by rain1 - 19-04-2016, 08:28 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by josuah - 22-04-2016, 05:45 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by movq - 07-05-2016, 01:34 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by rocx - 16-05-2016, 02:21 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 10-06-2016, 01:11 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 14-09-2016, 01:12 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 14-09-2016, 11:36 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by jkl - 14-09-2016, 11:58 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 31-01-2017, 09:27 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by rocx - 18-02-2017, 02:17 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by fre d die - 15-03-2017, 06:13 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by rocx - 15-03-2017, 07:07 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by robotchaos - 07-04-2017, 02:13 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by evbo - 08-04-2017, 03:00 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by jkl - 08-04-2017, 08:30 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 09-04-2017, 04:56 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by robotchaos - 10-04-2017, 03:56 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by jkl - 10-04-2017, 04:03 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by robotchaos - 10-04-2017, 04:22 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by jkl - 10-04-2017, 04:25 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by josuah - 11-04-2017, 09:19 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by jkl - 11-04-2017, 09:39 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by evbo - 18-04-2017, 02:20 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by robotchaos - 18-04-2017, 03:43 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by nas - 12-06-2017, 09:33 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by Tmplt - 12-07-2017, 02:00 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 13-07-2017, 03:12 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 20-10-2017, 03:12 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by Houseoftea - 04-01-2018, 08:40 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by rocx - 05-01-2018, 02:04 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by Tmplt - 21-01-2018, 10:02 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by jkl - 22-01-2018, 08:14 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by Tmplt - 22-01-2018, 01:02 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by mrtn - 22-01-2018, 04:47 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by jkl - 22-01-2018, 04:53 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by jkl - 31-03-2018, 09:22 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by jkl - 15-05-2018, 12:17 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 20-09-2018, 07:07 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by xero - 25-10-2018, 01:27 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 26-10-2018, 01:08 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by Steph - 28-10-2018, 05:23 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by rocx - 04-11-2018, 01:48 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by jkl - 05-11-2018, 10:18 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 06-11-2018, 09:06 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by anthk - 10-01-2019, 12:20 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by pranomostro - 10-01-2019, 04:38 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by gaak - 14-01-2019, 09:47 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by josuah - 10-12-2019, 08:39 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 15-05-2020, 12:19 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by wolf - 18-06-2020, 04:52 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by fre d die - 08-07-2020, 04:47 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by seninha - 08-07-2020, 09:34 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by movq - 28-09-2020, 03:19 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 29-09-2020, 11:00 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by jkl - 30-09-2020, 03:52 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by movq - 28-05-2021, 03:18 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by movq - 27-09-2021, 11:56 AM
RE: UNIX Diary - by venam - 17-12-2021, 03:49 PM
RE: UNIX Diary - by z3bra - 20-12-2021, 08:34 AM