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Re:Ask HN: Why can't I host my own email? by cube00 on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @11:20AM (#31181021)
Digital Ocean has an extremely poor reputation over a long period to the point where their droplets are blocked on mass in many places now [1]

Even my local ISP refuses mail from them.

[1]: https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/digital-ocean-ips-being...

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Re:Ask HN: Why can't I host my own email? by teh_klev on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @11:36AM (#31181301)
Really sorry, I don't normally nit pick spelling and grammar, but it's "en masse" rather than "on mass".
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Re:Ask HN: Why can't I host my own email? by zcdziura on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @01:03PM (#31182649)
This is also why I went with Vultr as my server host. They block port 25 by default and make customers file a support ticket with them to unblock that port. They also require your account be active for at least a month and be using their service in good standing during that time. Wasn't an instant process, but was simple enough to accomplish in the end.
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Re:Ask HN: Why can't I host my own email? by bombcar on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @11:34AM (#31181265)
Yeah, lots of places just straight up block entire IP ranges, such as anywhere you can get a VM for cheap/free, or residential IP ranges, etc.
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