Ask Slashdot: Self-Hosted Gmail Alternatives?

Posted by timothy on Sunday August 7, 2011 @03:35AM from the that-is-one-tall-order dept.

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:Why by erroneus · 2011-08-07 04:41 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I would say it's because Google, the once considered "benevolent internet benefactor" has been changing its terms rapidly in ways that users are unable to accept. Their anti-anonymity push is enough to push most of us out the door. And the way they are tying everything together is creating an "all or nothing" environment that reminds me of Microsoft's integrating MSIE and Windows.
And Google is just getting started.