On Sat, Jan 09, 2016 at 03:48:06PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > In any case, you'll want to configure dkim and dmark for your mta. > These assist the net in assuring you and everyone else that what you > receive, and what you send is legit. Ok, I wasn't going to go there. Getting a basic mail system properly configured and secured is tough enough for a newby. Since you let the cat out of the bag though, I'll also mention it's worth setting up spf (maybe that's what you mean by dmark). Since I use postfix, I use postfix-policyd-spf-python for spf. > > Spam is a never ending battle. Expect to need to work on your > configurations and approaches from time to time as the months and years > go by. Agreed. > > If this sounds daunting, that's probably good. It's not a trivial task, > but it can be fun and certainly can be rewarding. I certainly have no > interest in giving up my setup for some service somewhere else. > Agreed. Even with the most feature-rich paid mail providers, nothing beats the responsibility and freedom of running your own mail server. Sometimes nothing probably beats the occasional headache either (grin). Greg -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@xxxxxx _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
