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diy email hosting?

by seriousbiz
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hello I was wondering if anyone hosted their own emailing lists with a dedi or vps server and software they paid for instead of using services like mailchimp or aweber.
#diy #email #hosting
  • Profile picture of the author Shaun OReilly
    Originally Posted by seriousbiz View Post

    hello I was wondering if anyone hosted their own emailing lists with a dedi or vps server and software they paid for instead of using services like mailchimp or aweber.
    I use self-hosted autoresponder software for many of
    my lists.

    I use ActiveCampaign and it allows me to either send
    e-mail via my VPS server or I can also send e-mail via
    external SMTP servers like smtp.com, etc.

    Dedicated to mutual success,

    Shaun
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    • Profile picture of the author seriousbiz
      Thanks! it looks like the basic avg price is 500 dollars, I will have to plan and save for that.
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  • Profile picture of the author fundamentmedia
    Check out kerio mailserver
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    • Profile picture of the author seriousbiz
      Thanks, kerio looks very complicated. In fact the mailserver software itself looks complicated. I know absolutely nothing about this kind of software. But it looks like a skill/knowledge well worth acquiring. As i was reading this thread, the word "open source" popped into my head and i started looking up "open source mail server" and found several. at least half of the companies had a freemium model. I will definitely look at the free open source software, get a little hosting and play with it, get a hang of it. not right now, though. I am focused on mobile and web sites. Right now, learn how it all works is the most important thing. Learn a little bit at a time. Maybe hire someone to set it up initially and learn to maintain it.
      Is there a book or WSO or this, I wonder.
      I had read on article on how mailchimp has banned a lot of stuff. I am not planning on being a spammer, but I dont like the thought of a service having that much power over my me projects.

      Originally Posted by fundamentmedia View Post

      Check out kerio mailserver
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  • Profile picture of the author ProAffiliate01
    I haven't done this yet. However, I'm glad for some of the referrals mentioned above. I heard that having your own e-mail server gives you more freedom.
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  • Profile picture of the author cdl512
    what "freedom" do you think you need that a hosted service does not give you? How much time/money do you have to spend? doing self hosted properly is very expensive!
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    • Profile picture of the author Thomas W
      Originally Posted by cdl512 View Post

      what "freedom" do you think you need that a hosted service does not give you? How much time/money do you have to spend? doing self hosted properly is very expensive!

      I have to disagree. The hardest part is keeping your IP reputation Just have to pay these guys to help you Email Deliverability, Email Certification - Return Path
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      Established webmaster since 1998. Bought my first domain name for $70 and had to pay $1000 a month for hosting. It was the good life

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