Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:29:39 -0600 From: Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> To: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Totally OT comment: Re: Somewhat OT: Mail Relay Services Message-ID: <3926E240-2226-4E94-96E2-10A877B139D0@kicp.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <877d08ef-d533-69f6-4c44-f2cbbe39ba31@tundraware.com> References: <877d08ef-d533-69f6-4c44-f2cbbe39ba31@tundraware.com>
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> On Feb 28, 2021, at 12:01 PM, Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> wrote: > > For many years, I've run a mail system built on FreeBSD for my own small business. > It's been as flawless as any mail server ever can be, requiring only periodic > maintenance and updates. > > The primary server runs in a 3rd party cloud environment. We are starting to > see parts of their network blacklisted by the various UCE blackholing services. > Unfortunately, they don't just blackhole a single IP, but an entire subnet at > a time, which catches us in the mix. > > The big mail hubs like outlook.com no longer have a mechanism for removing the block > for a single ip and kick you back to your ISP or hosting provider for resolution. Totally OT comment: For quite some time already I have a feeling that big boys - gmail/google; microsoft/outlook/office365/hotmail; yahoo… - effectively jacked “small time” sysadmins out of providing email service. Tim’s description shows one mechanism of it. Valeri > So ... we are contemplating using a smart host to do all our outbound email for us > via relays from our own mail servers. Presumably, such a smart host would be better > equipped to deal with bad blacklisting and delivery issues. > > So ... does anyone have experience or recommendations as to who would be a good > provider for a low volume, small business mail relay? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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