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Now that smaller instances are disappearing, which instances do you think will stand the test of time? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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I had an account on lemmy.one and now the instance has been down for a day or two so I made this new account. I also heard other small instances are dead or disappeared.

So which ones do you think will actually stick around for a long time?

ALSO, does anyone know how to get my subscriptions from lemmy.one and import it here? TIA!

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[–] 8 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children)

Email in the 1990s and email in 2020s is the same if you're running your own MTA.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Sure. If you do everything yourself, like implement antispam, backup, maintenance, high availability, etc - then it is mostly the same.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    HA for personal MTA is way overkill, just run a second instance with higher MX record value. Antispam is a given, backups are snapshots, maintenance is just system updates. Of course, you could just run an appliance which does it all for you. I'd say it's way easier than in 1990s.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    my original comment was about using e-mail service provided by others. Hosting own e-mail server as well as a lemmy instance is ... not for "normal" people (as well as serving their cars or build a house etc)

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