How difficult is it to run your own email server?

[alex at crackpot.org]

Quoting Darrin Chandler <dwchandler at stilyagin.com>:

> It will involve a fair amount of time to learn your way around, get all the
> pieces working together, make sure you're not allowing relaying, etc.,

abuse.net has a helpful tool for checking if your mail server is an  
open relay.
http://www.abuse.net/relay.html

You'll still need to do the research and self-education Darrin is  
talking about, but it's also nice to have some external checks once  
you think you've got things set up right.

alex