I agree.  I enjoyed installing and configuring Qmail Toaster.  However I have lots of other things that demand my time.  It's not feasible for me to run a mail server - would be a lot of fun though.  There are other considerations as well. The free Google Apps mail is limited to 10 email accounts.  I need 20 for one group and 30 for another.  That pushes me into the $5/mo or $50/yr.  Rackspace offers commerial grade emial at $2/mo with 10Gig mailboxes. If I am wrong about the Google free email please let me know.  ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Sat, 6/18/11, Lisa Kachold wrote: From: Lisa Kachold Subject: Re: Rackspace email & DNS To: "Main PLUG discussion list" Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011, 8:05 AM It's really fun to run a mail server! With a correctly configured postfix, exim or sendmail it's very fun.  Of course, I learned in 1995 in dot com startups where we were selling dialup maintaining multiple mail servers.  The people I worked with were all really creative and easy going.  Of course I prefer for security sake to use gmail relay now at home. Another alternative is Google Aps for domains mail (free). On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 6:51 PM, keith smith wrote: I think it is cheaper to spend $100 a month to let someone else run the email server than for me to take on all those headaches.  I started down that path and found it was going to take a lot of on going effort.   I's not the cost of the server, it is the cost of time. ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Fri, 6/17/11, Dan Lund wrote: From: Dan Lund Subject: Re: Rackspace email & DNS To: "Main PLUG discussion list" Date: Friday, June 17, 2011, 5:36 PM You get to that amount, and it's on the border of creating your own mail server. It's not terribly hard, it just takes security planning. --Dan Lund On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 9:35 AM, keith smith wrote: I looked at google and they are $5/mo or $50/yr per box.  I need about 50 mailboxes.  That turns out to be $1,800 more a year.  Rackspace has 10g mailboxes and Google has 25g mailboxes.  I'm guessing all else is equal.  We just need plain old mail.  Nothing fancy. Thanks!  ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Thu, 6/16/11, Bryan O'Neal wrote: From: Bryan O'Neal Subject: Re: Rackspace email & DNS To: "Main PLUG discussion list" Date: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 9:24 PM No direct experience but I am have only heard good things about rackspace. That said I let google do my email. On 6/16/11, keith smith wrote: > > Hi, > > Anyone have experience with Rackspace email and their DNS hosting service ? > They have 10gig mailboxes for $2/mo each.  And DNS can be added for > $5.00/yr. > > I'm testing their service now. > > Thanks in advance. > > ------------------------ > > Keith Smith -- Sent from my mobile device --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -----Inline Attachment Follows----- --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- (602) 791-8002  Android (623) 239-3392 Skype (623) 688-3392 Google Voice HomeSmartInternational.com -----Inline Attachment Follows----- --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss