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Isn't it better* to host a mail server at home than to use Proton or Tuta? (lemmy.cat)
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*With ‘better’ I mean that an encrypted solution is adequate in these cases because the mails are on other servers, and the companies/servers depend on the jurisdiction where they are located. But by hosting a mail server at home, even unencrypted, we are 100% in control of our data.

PS: is there a self-hosting mail server solution that stores everything encrypted? I already self-host almost everything I use, but not email.

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[–] intelisense@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The fact you are asking scares me a little. If you are seriously thinking about this, please don't - you will very likely become an open relay, which is bad for everyone. It won't even help with your privacy concerns. Seriously. Running a mail server is a full time job.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah running your own email server is basically just broadcasting who you are to everyone you give it to.