Looking for a real Gmail alternative

Re:Looking for a real Gmail alternative by Sami_Lehtinen on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @01:59AM (#5448032)

Run your own server, that's what I'm doing. Yep, it took a while to setup everything correctly. But it was a nice learning process too, so it wasn't complete waste of time. Now I'm also fully independent, I can use any Linux hosting or run my own hardware server where ever I want to. https, imap, smtps, webmail, learning and list based spam filtering, in / out going mail, gpg encryption, automated incremental backups every 4 hours, full backup monthly etc. I also got working certs with my mail server. Many providers do not provide that, not even Google.

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Re:Looking for a real Gmail alternative by ryan-allen on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @02:45AM (#5448161)

I would LOVE a tutorial. Heck, I'd pay for one!

I've avoided setting up email for years and years. It kinda seems like a good time to learn.

What are you using for SPAM filtering? Is it as effective as Google?

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Re:Looking for a real Gmail alternative by Sami_Lehtinen on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @02:56AM (#5448204)

spamassassin with blocking lists and bayes filtering, it's very effective once you have given it some data to 'learn' from. If you have many users with similar kinds of profiles (like company domain) then you can use site wide bayes filtering. https://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/BayesFaq

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Re:Looking for a real Gmail alternative by akulbe on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @11:24AM (#5449922)

I don't want to play sysadmin for email. I know that's possible... but not how I want to spend my time. That's why I'm willing to farm that out to someone else, and pay for it.

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