History: I set it up, primarily, because I was getting too much spam and the one good anti-spam provider was inconsistently online. I then spent a good 1 month recreating the type of service I got there, but with much more reliability. I called it “Hermes” after the Greek god. “Messenger of the gods” seemed quite appropriate for this email system. Anyway, there were issues here and there, nothing I couldn’t fix. It has served me well and while I did still get a lot of spam, all of it went to the junk folder and not once did i get a piece of spam in my inbox. It was very effective at what it did.

And then it came time to move Hermes.

Side story: For those who noticed, I haven’t posted in almost a year. That was partially because I tried moving my website over to another server for a while now. I just couldn’t get the mail thing sorted out and until I switched over and retired Hermes, I was hesitant (or maybe it was procrastination) to post anything.

The setup was pretty specific and it started to become more than what it was worth to move it. I don’t have the time to maintain it anymore like I used to. I have about a gazillion ideas I want to get finished, many personal projects, spent time with friends and family… and well Hermes got the raw end of the deal. I figired it was time to hang up the gloves and convert to something with a little less maintenance.

It is time for a moment of silence on my part as I remember the times with Hermes. (Yes I’m aware it sounds like herpes.)