DIY Email Server vs NFO

[mennes]

Hello, so I have been thinking about having emails for my community to look more professional. I was wondering, what is the pros for doing it through you guys? I am really tight on cash all the time, so if i could save a few bucks it would help. Not trying to take buisness from you guys, i am just trying to save money and put a server i have to use.


I know having a static ip and the network you guys have is super nice, but its just an email server so does all that stuff really matter?

[soja]

If you have never set up an email server, save yourself the hassle and do it through NFO. It is a huge pain to set up.

[mennes]

I will take your word on that

[hiimcody1]

I definitely agree with Soja here, we've see far too many abuse complaints in regards to misconfigured mail servers (it's very easy to leave it in a state that allows it to be harnessed for spam). Unless you absolutely have to, I'd just stick with ours.

[Edge100x]

Mail servers take a solid amount of work for the initial setup and optimization (including installing and configuring add-ons such as Spamassassin, and building IP reputation so that emails aren't blocked out of the gate by third parties). It's doable, but not a pain that I recommend, since it's easy to find good hosted solutions, such as us or Google.