[OT] Re: Do I really need an MX record? (for e-mail to work)

[Ketil Froyn]

Merton Campbell Crockett wrote:
> On 22 Dec 2005, at 05:39, Daniel Ström wrote:
> 
>>You can choose any Mail service provider you want, it does not have
>>to be your ISP. All i ever hear is excuses (we have to run this
>>ourself) but in 99% that is absolutely not defendable from a
>>economical or practical standpoint. If you dont have the resources
>>let someone else do it that has them and focus on your core buisness.
> 
> 
> Operating a mail server borders on being a "no-brainer".  It isn't  
> any more difficult today than it was 25 years ago.

I think you're missing the point. Resources don't care how intelligent a 
task is, a mail server still needs to be maintained, and that costs money.

And you are wrong, maintaining a mail server _is_ more difficult today 
than it was 25 years ago, because the internet is a lot more hostile now 
than it was then.

Ketil Froyn
ketil at froyn.name
http://ketil.froyn.name/