submitted 3 days ago by Oak_Sprout@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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I'm trying to move away from Google and replace my Gmail account. But reading about the different options, I'm realizing I don't really understand email at all - e.g. the difference between the client and the domain name, the different protocols, encryption.

Does anyone have articles or books to suggest as a "Basics of Email: 101"? Thank you!

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[-] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 days ago

I imagine going through a "setup your own mail server guide" such as https://www.linuxbabe.com/mail-server/setup-basic-postfix-mail-sever-ubuntu will give you the basics or at least enough to allow you to ask the correct questions to get the answers you want.

It has short explanations of what the different DNS records do (A, MX, PTR, etc) and such woven into the guide.