[evandwight]

How hard is it to actually get mail delivered?

I have the dumb idea of trying to make SMTP as cheap as http. Make spam expensive using proof of stake.

I find it frustrating I have to pay Amazon to send text for me. I was going to setup my own SMTP server but it seemed like too much work.

[hardwaresofton]

Check out the following pieces of software — it’s never been easier!

Maddy (https://maddy.email/)

Postal (https://docs.postalserver.io/)

Chasquid (https://blitiri.com.ar/p/chasquid/)

[toomanybeersies]

> Make spam expensive using proof of stake

That's already a thing. Hashcash [1], the PoW algorithm underpinning Bitcoin, was originally conceived as a method to prevent email spam.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashcash