Re:Running your own email is increasingly an artisanal choic...
by LinuxBender on Friday December 24, 2021 @10:06AM
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Speaking of which, how long before it won't be possible to host your own web server?
Maybe its just a matter of time for some. For me personally, I could not possibly care less if all the free mail providers blocked me some day. If something is important I can call people and tell them to go to https://mydomain.tld/theirName/ to grab files. I have used this method with non technical people including lawyers without issue. They prefer of course to use their own secure portals. I do acknowledge that running my own mail server may get more expensive with time as I may have to use providers that and more vigilant about keeping abusers off their network.
As for web servers why would I not be able to run my own servers? I can rent VM's, physical servers, racks, cages.
I am just speaking for myself but I will never give in to the bully anti-competitive behavior of the likes of Google and as for ISP's I will not use one that blocks ports or protocols. If there is any blocking to be done it must be done by me. I would never fund an ISP that uses CG-NAT or rate limits something by protocol or port. I realize some people have limited options but at least in terms of blocking and rate limiting, those ISP's are shooting themselves in the feet given that providers like Starlink and various 5G providers will be more common place soon.
Maybe its just a matter of time for some. For me personally, I could not possibly care less if all the free mail providers blocked me some day. If something is important I can call people and tell them to go to https://mydomain.tld/theirName/ to grab files. I have used this method with non technical people including lawyers without issue. They prefer of course to use their own secure portals. I do acknowledge that running my own mail server may get more expensive with time as I may have to use providers that and more vigilant about keeping abusers off their network.
As for web servers why would I not be able to run my own servers? I can rent VM's, physical servers, racks, cages.
I am just speaking for myself but I will never give in to the bully anti-competitive behavior of the likes of Google and as for ISP's I will not use one that blocks ports or protocols. If there is any blocking to be done it must be done by me. I would never fund an ISP that uses CG-NAT or rate limits something by protocol or port. I realize some people have limited options but at least in terms of blocking and rate limiting, those ISP's are shooting themselves in the feet given that providers like Starlink and various 5G providers will be more common place soon.