Managing your email infrastructure effectively is key to maintaining control over your email data. In this talk, I wanted to introduce the `Postal Mail Server`, an open source solution that offers powerful email management capabilities. Postal is licensed under the MIT license, which permits free use, modification, and distribution of the software with no warranty.
Postal requires a hands-on approach for setup and management, providing you with greater oversight and control compared to more automated services and expensive services like Gmail, Postmark, and SendGrid. We’ll cover how Postal offers flexibility for various needs. You’ll gain insights into its features, configuration, and best practices for optimizing your email setup. Let's explore about how investing a bit more effort with Postal can lead to more control and ownership of your email data while leveraging the benefits of open source technology.
It is completely maintained and built using the Open source contributors. I’ve been using Postal since version 1, and it has evolved to version 3 with minimal effort required for upgrades. The system has become highly automated and user-friendly, simplifying the setup process and streamlining DNS management for custom domains.
Postal offers a highly hands-on approach, might look complex from far but its not, giving you full control over your data and ensuring you maintain your IP and domain reputation. While it may be considered an old-school method, it provides greater control. This approach is ideal for those who want to send internal newsletters or run large-scale marketing campaigns while also strengthening their brand.
I'll provide a quick demo on sending and receiving emails using your custom domain in Postal Server. Let's discuss about the basic cost implications of creating mailboxes, what is email and domain reputation, and why emails are frequently targeted by spammers & hackers.