Topic: Email Hosting

The hosts discuss technical difficulties with their newsletter delivery, blaming MailChimp and the general "broken" state of email. They claim that companies like Substack and MailChimp must pay large sums to be "whitelisted" by Google and Outlook. A mention of Start9, a company providing hardware for home-based self-hosting, highlights the difficulty of running independent email servers in an ecosystem controlled by Big Tech.

Enzo has launched gotnoagenda.com, a service offering custom email accounts and forwarding for fans of the show. The pricing is set at $33.33 for two years of storage or $22.22 for forwarding. Two-thirds of the revenue from these subscriptions is donated back to the podcast to support its operations.

Maintaining private email servers is presented as a more secure alternative to relying on major providers like Gmail or Yahoo. Using a private host allows for better control over spam filters and prevents data loss if a major service provider decides to terminate an account. Technical details regarding MX records and secondary servers are discussed as methods for ensuring reliable communication.