On Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:31:57 -0400 Henning Follmann <hfollm...@itcfollmann.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 05:15:41PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 03:57:32PM -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote: > > > On 8/19/19 3:41 PM, Michael Stone wrote: > > > > And, there are paid mail services which are nonetheless pretty > > > > terrible. All that using a paid mail service means is that you > > > > aren't using a free mail service. > > > > > > > > > > I disagree... I like having my domain and email.. > > > > What does that have to do with whether there are bad paid services? Whether > > the service is free or paid, you need to evaluate whether it's meeting your > > needs and, if not, pick a different service. Just paying for it doesn't > > guarantee anything. > > > > That said, owning a domain does at least make it easier to change > > providers--and I recommend doing so for just that reason--but that's a > > slightly different thing than just paying for an email address. It's also > > worth noting that it's increasingly difficult to implement reliable email > > service for a domain that isn't something like gmail.com (because third > > parties may randomly direct people to stop accepting mail from your domain) > > and smaller email providers may not have the resources to deal with the > > these issues. > > > > Well, > while I agree it is difficult setup an email service, but not > prohibitively so. > If you setup your DNS properly create SPF an DKIM almost all > providers will accept your email IF (and that's a very big if) > you do not spam. And just the fact that you think you got an But IIUC, it's not just that *you* don't spam: other servers will take into account things like your IP "neighborhood": https://luxsci.com/blog/how-do-i-fix-the-reputation-of-my-ip-address.html And, of course, who had that IP address before you, which practically means that you need a static IP address. Celejar
