What's your favorite email host? (was: SOHO Email Hosting or Alternatives)

[Seth Cohn]

> I could easily throw a server up in my colo and give everyone their
> own virt boxes for like $10-$20/mo, but the headaches aren't really
> worth it.

Exactly.

> I already offer 1U colo for $50/mo (there's my shameless plug).

And as others pointed out, starting for not much more, you can rent an
entire box and not have to handle any hardware at all.  (Not meant as
a slight at all, because as you said...

> Anything cheaper than that, and the type of customer element you
> attract can tend to be far more trouble than they're worth.

Exactly.  Being the cheapest isn't worthwhile... you don't make the
money and you end up spending more and more time.  Consulting is much
the same way: the clients who want it cheap often are the worst ones
to deal with.