Mox
Infrastructure
mail server
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
10 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 7 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Idea: 8 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive feature set and automatic DNS record setup
From 2 comments
This project's scope is rather impressive, and from what I've gleaned from skimming its docs, it might be the perfect solution for people who want to self-host email. It tries to…
c0l0 on HNWow, impressive feature set! How long was the incubation time of this project? I see that the initial git commit already contains quite a lot :-) I think this server hits a very…
theK on HN
Single Go binary, easy to configure
From 2 comments
I suppose it's mostly from a technical perspective: Single code-base, single binary, written in modern language (Go). There are advantages to an integrated solution: The…
mjl- on HNLooks really nice! Even though I'm a SMTP/IMAP admin since ages I feel the need for easy-to-use mail solutions.
psic4t on HN
Objections
Young project, not yet mature enough to rely on
From 2 comments
I highly suggest that technical people like HN readers use the https://workaround.org/ispmail tutorials instead and set up postfix/dovecot from their OS repos. You'll learn…
superkuh on HNLooks good, but since it's a young project I would suggest to anyone interested to consider Mailu [1], which is a mature project and looks easier to configure. [1] https://mailu.io
GTP on HN
Self-hosted mail has deliverability problems with large providers
From 2 comments
The project looks cool! However, I think the hard part of self-hosting email is not the tech stack, it's getting email delivered to your recipients using Google or Microsoft…
p4bl0 on HNWhen I tried a similar project, every email I sent from a self-hosted email server were considered spam from Gmail. In some cases, websites weren't even allowing email…
Lucasoato on HN
No webmail or calendaring yet
From 1 comment
I've set up my email using Mail-in-a-box [0] and it's worked wonderfully. How does this compare with Mail-in-a-box? Also, webmail, calendaring are future features in this…
thunderbong on HN
Requests
Sieve filtering support
From 2 comments
Very cool features! I hope SIEVE filtering is coming also, i consider it essential.
Tepix on HNSieve is becoming a commonly requested feature. (; For now, mox supports delivering to mailboxes with configurable rules, search for "Rulesets:" on…
mjl- on HN
Relay outbound mail through SES or SendGrid
From 1 comment
I'd love the ability to send mail through a public SMTP relay, such as Amazon SES or Sendgrid, so the server could be hosted on "untrusted" IP space and send outbound mail…
dblitt on HN
OAuth2 support
From 1 comment
I added "implement oauth2 support" to the todo list from that comment. Shouldn't be too hard. If anyone has tips for simple-to-setup-oauth2 setups to test against, let me know.…
mjl- on HN
Questions
How it compares to Mail-in-a-box and Maddy
From 2 comments
I've set up my email using Mail-in-a-box [0] and it's worked wonderfully. How does this compare with Mail-in-a-box? Also, webmail, calendaring are future features in this…
thunderbong on HNI wonder how does it compare to Maddy mail server: https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy
yamrzou on HN
Whether it scales to tens of thousands of users
From 1 comment
Can this scale to 10's of 1000's of users on a big server? I wanted to open an alternative to gmail where users can use their domains and open several mailboxes for a small fee…
oron on HN
Alternatives named
Mailcow
From 2 comments
Wow, impressive feature set! How long was the incubation time of this project? I see that the initial git commit already contains quite a lot :-) I think this server hits a very…
theK on HNMailcow is another option. I’ve been using it for a few years without any problems.
develatio on HN
Mailu
From 1 comment
Looks good, but since it's a young project I would suggest to anyone interested to consider Mailu [1], which is a mature project and looks easier to configure. [1] https://mailu.io
GTP on HN
Maddy
From 1 comment
I wonder how does it compare to Maddy mail server: https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy
yamrzou on HN
Mail-in-a-box
From 1 comment
I've set up my email using Mail-in-a-box [0] and it's worked wonderfully. How does this compare with Mail-in-a-box? Also, webmail, calendaring are future features in this…
thunderbong on HN