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self host is the best solution if you want total control of your emails
Too true. self-hosters represent!
How hard is that? And how secure would it actually be? Not criticizing just curious why more people don’t do it.
Every time I've looked into it, most advice I've gotten was that it's not a good idea.
It sucks ass. The following was my experience when I tried it- you may have better luck.