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Comment by Krei-se | Hacker News Reader

you can check your delivery rate with services there are lots that are free to check and they also offer to "warm" your reputation. I have not done that yet (money!) and outside this:

- Outlook.com consumer mail addresses

you can still get >99% delivery rate if you have spf, dkim and all the new cool stuff.

So no, please DO NOT recommend against doing it because ONLY if mail stays a decentralized service providers will stay forced to not blacklist everything but other large providers.

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Easier to self host inbound and relay outbound. SMTP relays are effectively a commodity and pennies for personal usage. Worth <$1/yr to not screw with IP rep unless you own a /24. Less than /24 you risk some knucklehead getting the whole block listed

Running your own email infra is not at the same level as the usual “self hosting”. Not to mention that email can be critical and missing an important email can burn a lot. Why put in that much effort on your free time, and take the risk?

You don’t build your own fridge. If it’s important and not your strong suit, pay someone to do it for you.

Have you actually measured delivery rate of some service vs. doing it yourself?

You’re missing the point because you’re thinking like a techie and not like a regular user. But to answer your question, 100% with 0 effort and also 0 direct cost.

In my professional life I managed email infrastructures since 20 years ago. It only got harder.

Oh im sorry i had no idea to talk to other hackers i have to go to usernews.com obv. when this is the wrong place to think like a techie.

If you achieve 100% delivery rate you will surely share the results, right? No? Oh i guess all those services simply tell you they make it easier for you while not actually achieving that - but why check?

I used to run mail servers for a university and I also suggest that no one should do this. It's hard enough to get right when it's your full time job. No one wants that kind of headache just for an email address. Do what I do and pay for Proton and stick your domain on it.

"Hacker"news: Don't actually do it yourself man, just pay someone!

Okay, you want to have that worry hanging over your head be my guest. Something, someday is going to break. Hope it's not something important that didn't get delivered, cause it'll be your fault.

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