minus-squarez3bra@lemmy.sdf.orgtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•My first E-Mail serverlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoCongratulations! A mail server is quite demanding in terms of initial setup, but it’s also very rewarding ! Here are a few pointers I can give you: Using a good domain is important, some provider block entire TLDs for cheap domains (eg. .tk or .pw). I learnt it the hard way… Set your MX records to A records, not CNAME Ensure your PTR records match your A records for the mail server Learn about SPF and DKIM Set them up, and verify with mxtoolbox Use the ip4: and/or ip6: selectors for SPF Setup a spamfilter (I like spamassassin) Leave it all running for a few weeks/months Publish a DMARC policy on your DNS, and verify with mxtoolbox This should limit a lot your likeliness to end up in spam folders (which is usually the hardest part about running your mail server) linkfedilink
Congratulations! A mail server is quite demanding in terms of initial setup, but it’s also very rewarding !
Here are a few pointers I can give you:
ip4:and/orip6:selectors for SPFThis should limit a lot your likeliness to end up in spam folders (which is usually the hardest part about running your mail server)