[XCSSA] Looking for Guidance, Experiences, Email Services

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My reasons for moving mail off my own server are:

Bandwidth:  90% of the incoming bytes on port 25 are spam even though
90% of the connections get dropped at the HELO because of RBLs.

Spam: Most of the 10% that gets past the RBLs and land in valid mail
boxes are SPAM.  I'm getting tired of updating Spam Assassin and the
RBLs every time something new comes out.

Search:  Gmail's search is awesome.  I have found nothing that can
search IMAP as fast or as well.

Convenience:  I have a common interface for all my mail accounts
(except work).  I can access it all through any browser, including the
crap browser on a cheap cell phone.  Gmail also has a cool midlet that
runs on most Java enabled phones that works very well.

Security:  I no longer need to worry about smtp, imap, or pop
exploits.  I don't have to worry about becoming an open relay, and I
reduce the load on my web server.

The security reason isn't complete yet, but it's getting close.  I
still have about 20 domains that are handled by postfix and dbmail but
am slowly moving them to gmail for domains.

I'm finding that it's a whole lot more fun to use good tools than it
is to administer and maintain them.  That's the reason I use Gmail and
Flickr instead of Squirrel Mail and Gallery.  Let someone else worry
about how to handle my Gig+ of email and nearly 10k photos.

--Anton

On 4/4/07, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org <xcssa-admin@xcssa.org> wrote:
> Why not setup your own server? Its not that hard to configure and
> setup. This way YOU are in control of how much storage space you need.
>
>