>I've been running a small SMTP and IMAP mail server for [...] around 15 years [...] I have SPF records and DKIM message signing setup on the domains I use. The server is hosted on commercial static IP space (with the very same IP it first went on-line) and I've made sure with the ISP that correct reverse DNS records are in place. [...] Being a good administrator and a well-behaved player on the network is no longer enough [...] Now every time I write a mail I wonder whether Google's AI will let it through or not. [...] So far Google has blocked personal messages to friends and family in multiple languages, as well as business mail. I stopped guessing what text their algorithms deem suspicious.
Yep, I know the author's frustration very well. I made a previous comment[0] trying to warn others of personal email servers' outgoing email being spam-holed -- and yet some of the replies still argued I was overstating the difficulties.
Everybody's risk tolerance is different. Personally, I just don't have the bandwidth to administer my own private email server and constantly worry if recipients are receiving my emails.
Yep, I know the author's frustration very well. I made a previous comment[0] trying to warn others of personal email servers' outgoing email being spam-holed -- and yet some of the replies still argued I was overstating the difficulties.
Everybody's risk tolerance is different. Personally, I just don't have the bandwidth to administer my own private email server and constantly worry if recipients are receiving my emails.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15526089