From caaf7a413994debe0dd74243ce5123f6190f083a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: revsuine Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:33:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] slight amendments to prev commit --- .../blog/mail_server_alpine_postfix_dovecot_tutorial.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/blog/mail_server_alpine_postfix_dovecot_tutorial.md b/content/blog/mail_server_alpine_postfix_dovecot_tutorial.md index 7a1ab8a..7dcb35b 100644 --- a/content/blog/mail_server_alpine_postfix_dovecot_tutorial.md +++ b/content/blog/mail_server_alpine_postfix_dovecot_tutorial.md @@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ server you yourself are using.[^server_trust] Running your own mail server also allows you to implement things your way, with the features you want. For instance, [you can run a sieve filter for encrypting all incoming mail with a user's public GPG -key](https://www.grepular.com/Automatically_Encrypting_all_Incoming_Email); for obvious reasons, users of externally -managed mail servers that implement sieve do not allow users to create their own executables for sieve filters. +key](https://www.grepular.com/Automatically_Encrypting_all_Incoming_Email); for obvious reasons, public (as in, open to +public sign-up) mail servers that implement sieve do not allow users to create their own executables for sieve filters. Hosting your own mail server is not something I would universally recommend to people. While I'm very much against "nothing to hide, nothing to fear", a combination of that factor alongside a low state threat model (i.e. there is @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ You can now send an email with the following command: $ echo "test email" | sendmail user@externaldomain.com -Send this email to your email account with an external server, e.g. a gmail account. Note that Protonmail has quite +Send this email to your email account with an external server, e.g. a Gmail account. Note that Protonmail has quite stringent spam filters and this likely would be rejected by Protonmail, i.e. not even reach your spam folder. ## Configure email aliases @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ You can continue to populate the aliases file with whatever aliases you want. For a dedicated server you rent, there are at least no concerns about a compromised host, but an attacker with physical access (in this case, the untrusted people you rent the dedicated server from) can attempt evil maid - attacks. You are hopefully able to implement things to detect this, though. + attacks. You are hopefully able to implement mechanisms to detect this, though. There are reasons you may want to go with a rented server instead of one you own, though. For instance, if you live in a jurisdiction known for terrible privacy laws such as a [5/14 eyes