A self-hosted mail server guide uses a local LLM for spam filtering

geek_at · reddit · 2026-07-23

A blog post argues that you should self-host your mail server — even at home — and use a local LLM to check spam.

The post frames spam as a largely solved problem and uses the mail stack as an example of how local AI can fit into practical self-hosted infrastructure. The linked article is presented as a guide for people who want to run their own mail service while adding AI-based spam filtering locally, rather than relying entirely on hosted providers.

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