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Isn't it better* to host a mail server at home than to use Proton or Tuta? (lemmy.cat)
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*With ‘better’ I mean that an encrypted solution is adequate in these cases because the mails are on other servers, and the companies/servers depend on the jurisdiction where they are located. But by hosting a mail server at home, even unencrypted, we are 100% in control of our data.

PS: is there a self-hosting mail server solution that stores everything encrypted? I already self-host almost everything I use, but not email.

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[–] biscuitswalrus@aussie.zone 1 points 19 hours ago

In my 20 years of outsource IT career I've helped lots of business moguls with their personal home mail servers, since I already support their business IT. This doesn't mean it's easy, it means they've got money to ask someone to do it.

I'm going to tell you, it's all nice and easy if you understand servers, backup, networking, dns, and security. If you don't, you'll probably get it working, for a while, until it doesn't.

Why do you pay IT if it's already working? Why do you pay IT if it's not working?