Yeah, I didn't read that part. That removes the entire fucking point of owning your own data. If you put it on "someone elses computer" it's not yours.
Running a mail server is funny, I can see you wanting to have that on a reputation-based IP. The rest of that stuff can be easily hosted at home.
You could setup your SMTP server on a hosted VM with a reputable IP address and have the mail exchange server (the one that receives mail) on your own home, Hillary Clinton style machine.
I’m not paranoid enough to bother though. Unless I get law enforcement after me no one is going to examine my hosted VM’s drive to figure out how things are setup and poke through my mail. It’s private enough.
edit: If you can pass their ridiculous requirements you can also use an external sender like Sendgrid.
email is an untrustworthy service. Do I care that someone maybe saw that I bought 2 FMC 3/4" Right Angle conduit connections and a pack of bushings? No. Would I use email for things more than that? No.
I have been running my own mail server since 2008. It can be a massive PITA. I am not sure I suggest anyone do it unless you actually want to understand what it takes these days. It's a bitch to get some providers to accept email from you.
Residential cable addresses have no trust. I gave up years ago and just let a host handle my domain mail for $30 a year.
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