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by mjl- 470 days ago
> I didn't find anything about sub-addressing in the features list. Is it a supported feature?

Yes, assuming you mean addresses like user+<anything>@domain. The "+" is configured by default when you add a new domain. See https://www.xmox.nl/config/#cfg-domains-conf-Domains-x-Local....

> Also, with a version number starting with 0.0. I'm left wondering if Mox is already stable enough to be entrusted with my precious email.

It's been suggested to just increase the version number since it's more stable than a 0.0.X might suggest. I'm currently considering mox at release number 14. I'm still on the fence about it. Ideally people make the decision on the merits of stability, not based on the looks of the version number. But I understand it's used as a signal for how stable software is (but mileage will vary!).

At least I'm trying hard not to break anything, so upgrades will work for all installations.
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dwedge 470 days ago
I've been using it since 0.9 and it has mostly been solid. I had two bugs receiving emails, one where incoming emails didn't work from Microsoft but they fixed that in 0.13, and another incoming issue I can't remember that they fixed in 0.10. I'm not sure if I want to move my main domain over from Exim yet but I'm considering it.
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mjl- 470 days ago
> incoming emails didn't work from Microsoft but they fixed that in 0.13

Yeah, this one was interesting. It looks like microsoft updated their TLS stack to TLS 1.3, but incorrectly, breaking TLS connections to Go TLS servers. I don't know how to contact Microsoft about it, but others have raised issues with Microsoft. Mox got a workaround (disabling session tickets for SMTP) so Microsofts TLS stack wouldn't abort the connection anymore. This is a downside of being a small guy: You have to work around the bugs of the big guys.

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Tepix 470 days ago
The latest version is 0.0.14 which is lower than 0.9 (i guess you mean 0.0.9)?
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dwedge 470 days ago
Yeah I missed the extra 0s :)
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Tepix 470 days ago
Thanks.

Absolutely, if you feel that the software is already usable and is not lacking essential features, i'd suggest dropping the second zero in the current version number.

I noticed the roadmap section on your "Features" page, that also helps. I consider SIEVE server side filtering to be pretty essential.

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wiredfool 470 days ago
I've been stuck running my own inbound email since back in the 90's when I set the catchall separator to '-' on my domain.
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