Shoe BillIs there any reason not to use Gandi's built-in SMTP server for the mail, for the new instance?
Is there any reason why I should be self-hosting email?
I don't wanna.
Simon Hewison@the if anyone offers you a service for "free" that they don't have to, consider what's in it for them? Are they attempting vendor lock-in to other adjacent products or services? Are they trying to monetize something? Do you trust that your data is safe? I don't use any of Gandi's services, so can't vouch for them.
The only thing I would even push back on is "free"; I've already paid for it whether I use it or not. Having said that, if it's no good then it's no good. I had some configuration mistakes initially that were 100% on me, but then after that was fixed, it seems to be working just fine. I've also never self-hosted SMTP or tried to, and I've heard a lot of bad things about self-hosted SMTP according to people who have, so that's one of the few things I'm not interested in self-hosting unless I have to. So I'm not really sure what to think here.
@the in the days of dialup, I did sysadmin at an ISP. We offered a full range of services, for a fee, but the bread-and-butter was paid dial-up with a simple monthly subscription. The dial-up service included email sub-domain of the ISP's domain, and a very basic static web hosting, again as under the sub-domain. If they wanted to use their own domain, they could pay.
offering as a sub-domain meant free advertising for the ISP.
If they wanted fancy, they could pay. Get them interested first.
offering as a sub-domain meant free advertising for the ISP.
If they wanted fancy, they could pay. Get them interested first.