"lists" == lists <lists@lazygranch.com> writes:
lists> Ditto this. I pay for a VPS because I don't want my home facing lists> the internet. If the VPS gets hacked, that is as far as they lists> get.
Same here, I do this as well.
lists> You could do a mail server on a $5 Digital Ocean or Linode VPS lists> if you don't run SpamAssassin. Rather than have your email lists> server on a 10 year old laptop, you let someone else maintain lists> the hardware. You can and should image your VPS or pay for lists> imaging. I do both.
Linode is better, if only because charter.net is blocking all of Digital Ocean's netblocks for email. Sigh...
lists> My pipe to the outside world is around 800mbps. I couldn't do lists> that at home. I don't have to worry about leaving a computer lists> running while on vacation.
Same here!
lists> Should the OP want to join the real world, here again in the lists> guide I use. I like this person's approach because you can test lists> each step. The maintenance is gui free. From start to finish lists> figure on three hours. That includes setting up the VPS, spf, lists> and DKIM. I strongly encourage Centos. I don't use it at home, lists> but it is great for a server. It is a long term disty.
This nice thing about a VPS is that it's got redundant power, networking, cooling, etc. I pay $5/mon and another $6/qtr for my domain DNS hosting. Trivial costs for my own domain.
Dovecot, postfix, spamassasin, etc. If you need more anti-spam, then you'll need to spend $10/mon for a bigger memory VM in my expierence.
John