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On 7/31/20 12:01 PM, james wrote: |
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> yep, at least (2) static IPs. |
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You can actually get away with one static IP. It's ill advised. But it |
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will function. |
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You can also have external 3rd party secondary DNS servers that pull |
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from your (private) primary DNS server. You might even be able to get |
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this communications over a VPN if the secondary DNS server operator is |
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cooperative. |
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> Once running I'll find a similar bandwidth usage organization and swap |
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> DNS secondary services. |
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That's a nice idea. But I've not bothered with that in about 18 years. |
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I have Linode DNS servers be secondaries for my domains and point the |
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world at them. I'm still in complete control of the domains via my |
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personal primary DNS server. |
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Note: I'm not offering reciprocal secondary DNS service. |
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This is trivial (for Linode) perk that I get by being a customer for |
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other things. I think a single < $5 / month VPS qualifies me. (I don't |
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remember if there is a lower tier VPS or not.) |
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> Now days with all the issue wit CA and others similar/related |
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> issues. that might get complicated. |
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Don't let those features blind you, especially if you don't want to use |
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their features. Also be mindful of ascribing credit them if they are |
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simply front ending something like Let's Encrypt, which you can do on |
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your own for free. |
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> (2) static IPs for (2) dns primary resolvers should get me going. |
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1 static IP somewhere will get you started. ;-) |
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> Verizon killing its email services: |
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> https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/comcast-nation/Verizon-exiting-email-business.html |
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I'm not at all surprised. |
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> Well, it's probable not appropriate for me to "finger" specifics. But if |
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> you just learn about all the things some carriers are experimenting |
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> with, in the name of 5G, it is a wide variety experimentation, to put it |
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> mildly. |
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5G is just the latest in a long line of motivators that have caused |
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providers to do questionable things. |
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> Forking the internet into 1.China & pals 2. European Member states. 3. |
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> USA and allies. |
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I've not yet seen any indication that these Geo Political issues have |
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influencing the technological standards that are used. Sure, they are |
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influencing who they are used with, and in some cases /not/ used with. |
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But, thus far, the underlying technical standards have been the same. |
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> But someone like you (Grant) could help guide and document a gentoo |
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> centric collective that provides for email services, secure/limited |
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> web servers and a pair of embedded/DNS (primary) resolvers so we can |
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> keep email systems alive. |
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A couple of things: |
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1) Nothing about what I'm suggesting is Gentoo, or even Linux, |
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specific. The same methodologies can be used on other OSs. |
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2) I don't think that email is going to die. It certainly won't do it |
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faster than Usenet has (not) done. (Usenet is still alive and quite |
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active.) |
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Yes, email is growing and changing. But each and every one of us that |
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thinks about running our own email server has a tiny bit of influence in |
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that through our actions. |
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> Thanks for your insight and suggestions. |
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You're welcome. :-) |
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Grant. . . . |
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