Ask Slashdot: Self-Hosted Gmail Alternatives?

linkedlinked writes "I'm tired of building my sandcastles on Google's beachfront. I've moved off Docs, Plus, and Analytics, so now it's time to host my own email servers. What are the best self-host open-source email solutions available? I'm looking for 'the full stack' — including a Gmail-competitive web GUI — and don't mind getting my hands dirty to set it up. I leverage most of Gmail's features, including multi-domain support, and fetching from remote POP/IMAP servers. Bonus points: Since I'm a hobbyist, not a sysadmin, and I normally outsource my mail servers, what new security considerations do I need to make in managing these services?"

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Re:In the land of the free...

[toygeek]

You're right, the internet IS broken. Still want to run a mail server? Welcome to Internet Hell and Mail Mediocrity. You asked a question, you got REAL answers and your answer is to tell everyone to fuck off?

Fuck you. I'm sorry I wasted my time responding originally.

Oh, and Requiem18th, if you seriously think "something like WoT" hasn't already been thought of and implemented (sorbs, spamhaus, dnsbl etc) then you have quite obviously never ran a mail server and have no reason to reply except to say "fuck corporate america!" so go back to smoking weed and watching your pit bull lick its ass while you watch reruns of Jackass.