Ask HN: Would you let me manage your personal mail server? (opens in new tab)

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2 pointsfirstprimate12y ago3 comments

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>> Your government has to ask you for permission to access the server

Not true. The government will send orders to the ISP you are reselling for OP and neither you nor your customer will know until the disk drives have been seized.

I would also want you and your staff to be PCI DSS compliant (pass background checks).

firstprimateOP12y ago

Seizing disks is different from snooping without your knowledge. This also requires a higher level of legal justification.

Passing background checks for my employees and me is a valid requirement and one that I will implement. However, not to be facetious or anything, but Edward Snowden probably had a background check done.

Thanks for the comments.

lifeguard12y ago

The background checks are to mitigate thieves not spies :-)

Unless you are in Sea Land, you should not make any claims about having more privacy or security than other ISPs.

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lifeguard12y ago

>> Your government has to ask you for permission to access the server

Not true. The government will send orders to the ISP you are reselling for OP and neither you nor your customer will know until the disk drives have been seized.

I would also want you and your staff to be PCI DSS compliant (pass background checks).

firstprimateOP12y ago

Seizing disks is different from snooping without your knowledge. This also requires a higher level of legal justification.

Thanks for the comments.

lifeguard12y ago

The background checks are to mitigate thieves not spies :-)

Unless you are in Sea Land, you should not make any claims about having more privacy or security than other ISPs.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse