Since nobody bothers to check previous posts (even from just a day or two ago), I won't bother with the details. All I will say is to learn the purposes of an MX record and how sending email works (and the differences). Hint: MX records have nothing to do with sending emails from your server. Just use a third party SMTP service in your config.hjson file.
matt
joined 2 years ago
I agree with @terribleplan@lemmy.nrd.li that the inclusion of a postfix SMTP container and using that in the example configs is probably doing more harm than good.
You shouldn't need the Postfix container at all unless you want to manually set that up and know what you're doing. You configure your SMTP settings in the config.hjson file as outlined in the example defaults.hjson file. I'm using a third-party SMTP provider to avoid any deliverability issues with sending emails directly from my server's IP address. Just ensure you configured your DNS correctly (DKIM, etc.), punch in the info, and it should work.
For Lemmy users specifically, I believe Lemmings has been widely accepted. However, when referring to a user of federated software in general (remember they can potentially communicate with other federated software), we could refer to each other as "Fedizens" of the "Fediverse". I have seen a developer use the term "Fedizen" in one of their code examples, and I like it as a more inclusive name.
There could be any number of reasons. For one, you can avoid power-tripping mods that ban people they disagree with just because they can. Even though they chose the same name, different communities might have different purposes or rules. Just find the ones you like and subscribe without worrying too much. Everything is federated so it doesn't matter.