Hello everyone, nice to meet you all.
This question was probably asked around here but is it really possible to be your own mail provider?
I think I’m experienced enough when it comes to homelabbing that I could take on something like this.
I THINK im aware of the technicalities, I did some research but it still begs the question, is it really worth it? would it be hard to build up a reputation so that your emails don’t land in spam folders?
Instead of trying to build reputation, you can buy it. Pick a reputable spam solution that offers accounts for like $3-5/m and route all mail through it.
Still your server, your mail, but you’re buying their business reputation, and getting some spam filtering back. Plus you might get some protection from outages or maintenance windows if they can cache some mail for delivery for you