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		throw0101a on April 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why can't I host my own email? > If there's a compromised machine, the scammer can drain the victim's bank accounts […] Not if the machine is a server and was gotten into via (e.g.) a bug in a web app. I don't know about you, but I don't keep my bank account information on the LAMP systems I sysadmin.

throw10920 on April 28, 2022 [–]

That part of the post was specifically about consumer devices.

You missed the rest:

> and/or mine cryptocurrency directly. Regardless, their spam-sending rate will still be significantly decreased

Your argument remains invalid.

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