[p2p-research] personal server technology

[Michel Bauwens]

Might be nice to republish on the p2p blog?

Michel

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 2:22 AM, M. Fioretti <mfioretti at nexaima.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> last february I had to leave this discussion about why and how
> everybody should run his own email server hanging (*), due to lack of
> time:
>
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 11:20:31 AM +0700, Michel Bauwens
> (michelsub2004 at gmail.com) wrote:
>
> > 99.x percent of the people use less than 5% of any device's
> > capabilities and routinely ignore manuals ...  you can't expect
> > every driver to be a mechanic, even if you wish this,
>
> there is an error in the assumption above. Running an email server
> _does_ require proper *configuration*, sure. But to run an email
> server you don't need to be a programmer, just like you don't need at
> all to be a mechanic to drive a car, and for the same reasons. I run
> my own email server and I didn't have to write, debug or compile one
> line of code to do it. I have explained this in more detail at:
>
> http://stop.zona-m.net/node/169
>
>        Ciao,
>        Marco
>
> (*) the complete thread is here:
>
> http://listcultures.org/pipermail/p2presearch_listcultures.org/2010-February/007575.html
>
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