So, giving that I am an “average user”, do you think it would be bad to use my Bluehost unlimited storage? I have to pay that anyway, because I have couple of personal website there…
Comment on Gmail alternative: good idea to use personal domain+hosting?
zipkid@feddit.nl 1 week ago
Image there is a lot to hosting mail. Reading about it, like this book will educate you about all that’s involved.
skamu@lemmy.world 1 week ago
zipkid@feddit.nl 1 week ago
If you are willing to study the subject and become advanced at it, go for it. Otherwise, use an existing mail service, possibly with your own domain, but stay away from the mail protocols and requirements.
Object@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Do you have Bluehost web hosting plan? In that case, Bluehost would do the most heavy lifting regarding the derliverability. Email deliverability with big hosts like that should be fine.
skamu@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Or maybe there are better solutions for hosting as well…
Zachariah@lemmy.world 1 week ago
To give some context, the special edition of that book has a different title that hints at how very challenging it is to get it right when you host your own server.
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Typically, it’s much better to own a domain and pair it with FastMail or other reputable email provider.