After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have thrown in the towel. The oligopoly has won.

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Sep 4, 2022
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Carlos Fenollosa

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Patrick McKenzie @PatrickMcKenzie · Sep 5, 2022

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An interesting essay on the difficulties of self-hosting email. I don't exactly agree with all of it, but would certainly not choose to self-host email in 2022 (or 2012) for commanding majority of enthusiasts or businesses. Some thoughts: