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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to run your own mail server for pe... by daxorid on Sunday August 14, 2016 @10:37AM (#12285727)
DigitalOcean is just as susceptible to surveillance as Google or Microsoft.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to run your own mail server for pe... by blktiger on Sunday August 14, 2016 @01:33PM (#12286463)
If you aren't sending encrypted email, it makes no difference where your email is hosted.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to run your own mail server for pe... by gentoo on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @11:28AM (#12298065)
I don't think the point is to avoid surveillance (although self-hosting may make it slightly more inconvenient to snoop). The point is to own your own data, not depend on Microsoft/Google's benevolence.
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