I believe if you use a service like Google Voice you actually can block numbers. You can even set filters and play specific messages for different numbers (I sent "unknown" numbers to a recording that told them they need to unblock caller ID)
I think the problem will persist no matter when the last day of the work week falls. People are burnt out and thinking about their plans for the weekend.
You're already using an SMTP relay so why not host your Mail-in-a-box server at home? Been doing that for years. Also, check out Mailcow if you're interested in running your server as a docker container.
The ISP is going to keep those important network security settings far away from its clients. Owning your own router or ONT will not let you change anything other than your internal network settings.
If you post to a community that is hosted on a different server, your post is still stored on your home server. The community server is basically just the aggregator. If the community or server goes down the posts are still hosted on their respective home servers.
Im not sure which browser you use but Brave on Android had a setting called "night mode" that was turned on by default. Turning it off fixed the problem.
I'm using a web app (brave mobile browser) to view Lemmy. Android is set to dark mode and all the apps respect that setting. I have never visited Hacker News with this browser.
That being said: why the fuck would Asahi go with a Red Hat distribution!?
EDIT: found the setting that was causing the problem: "night mode" was activated by default on Brave.
It's important to note that you will need 2 GPUs ( 2 PCIE or 1 integrated and 1 PCIE). One GPU is needed for Proxmox and the other can be passed through to the VM.
You're better off using a hosting service where they allow you to change your PTR records. A static IP is the very beginning of your problems, you will likely be unable to send traffic on port 25 because residential ISPs block it.
If you really want control of your email server on your own network you can set up an SMTP relay using a hosting service and configure your local mail server to use it.
I use Google Messages to chat with my family who mostly use iMessage. I can see all the reactions and stuff so there aren't really any compatibility issues. You don't need an iphone or iMessage to communicate with people on iMessage.
I believe if you use a service like Google Voice you actually can block numbers. You can even set filters and play specific messages for different numbers (I sent "unknown" numbers to a recording that told them they need to unblock caller ID)