Re: Permanent email address?
On 5/17/22 07:43, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 07:29:51AM -0400, Edwin Zimmerman wrote:
>> I would not recommend running an MTA on a dynamic IP address. I can
>> absolutely guarantee you that emails sent from such a system will not reach
>> the recipient. Most email servers block emails from MTAs with dynamic IP
>> addresses. When running an MTA, IP address reputation is a huge factor in
>> whether or not your emails land in spam or not. If you want to run your own
>> MTA, you need a static IP that is not on any blocklists.
> An excellent point, if you plan to send outgoing mail as well as receive
> incoming mail.
>
> If you can't get a static IP address for your home computer, consider
> running your mail server on a cheap VPS (Virtual Private Server). This
> may be cheaper than a static IP address for your home, depending on
> your ISP.
>
Don't host your email on just any old cheap VPS. Many VPS providers have bad reputations for not policing spam senders, and as a consequence large email services like gmail often block whole ip ranges that belong to these VPS providers.
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