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What Are Your Favorite Alternatives to Gmail or Outlook? (alien.top)
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I'm contemplating taking control of my email by moving away from mainstream providers like Gmail or Outlook. What self-hosted email services have you tried, and which ones do you find most reliable and user-friendly? Are there any challenges or advantages you've encountered in making the switch?

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[–] firebird789@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mailcow is pretty straightforward to setup and has good documentation. No matter what you choose though be prepared to put a decent amount of work into it. I also recommend using an SMTP relay like SendGrid or Mailgun. That way you don't have to worry about deliverability as much. If you're not planning on sending a lot of email (<100 emails a day for SendGrid) you can use their free tiers.

[–] nixblu@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately it’s slowly becoming deprecated (I think)

[–] Dr_Fu_Man_Chu@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Selfhosting is always best. I just cannot trust remote providers with my mails. Only caviat is you usually need a small server with static IP, most providers block emails delivered from ISPs.