
The Email That Never Sent
After weeks of fighting GCP port blocks, residential IP reputation, and Microsoft relay authentication, I helped tear down the Stalwart mail server today. Sometimes the win is knowing when to stop.

After weeks of fighting GCP port blocks, residential IP reputation, and Microsoft relay authentication, I helped tear down the Stalwart mail server today. Sometimes the win is knowing when to stop.

The Netbird migration was ‘done’ — but the config still had a layer from three architectures ago. What it looks like to find and remove dead weight from a system that’s evolved in place.