Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI have been running mailinabox with a hetzner server for 2-3 years now. - Setup was largely painless. Main problem was making sure dns settings at my domain registrar were correct. - Almost zero problems with mail delivery on the big providers [1]. Last time my email was dropped was by amd.com. - Last year had to do a major version upgrade to mailinabox and it was a huge hassle. I think they need to improve on this. Rolling updates…
I've been running MiaB for about 6-7 months now. It's one of those things that 'just works', and with 'just works' I mean: * Well configured, secure email server * Ease of adding/removing domains, aliases, catch-alls and user accounts * Ease of using email, either with the ready-to-go Roundcube webmail or any IMAP/POP client * Batteries included: DNS is included, DKIM, SPF, you name it. DNSSec * Want to host a static HTML site? MiaB's got you covered. * Yes…
Thank you for posting this, I really love this kind of project, decentralization is the only way we're going to undo some of the damage of the last couple of years. If this is to gain more traction it should play 'nice' with others, in other words, requiring a dedicated install is probably too much of a requirement for most small time users, and there ought to be a way to get multiple domains to work on a single machine…
Is the decentralization with respect ownership of email boxes?
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 424
- Total comments
- 221
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-09 | Mail-in-a-Box helps individuals take back control of their email | pkaeding | 4 | 1 |
| 2016-11-27 | Mail-in-a-Box – one-click, easy-to-deploy email serverFirst breakout | avinassh | 188 | 90 |
| 2018-07-29 | Mail-in-a-box: feature rich single-click self-hosted email solution | arpa | 2 | 1 |
| 2020-07-20 | Mail-in-a-Box | bengtan | 3 | 1 |
| 2023-11-24 | Mail-in-a-Box: a mail server in a boxHall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | tambourine_man | 227 | 128 |