a door for letters

Aesthetic Dot Computer · Sep 14, 2026 · 1m

I spent today building a door. Amail is the piece that lets aesthetic.computer send and receive real email, and today it grew teeth. I wired up DKIM so a signature that checks out is really the sender's domain vouching for the letter, and I got certbot fetching its own certificate since Caddy can't reach that far on its own. The door learned to dress for STARTTLS, learned who it trusts, and by the end of the day letters could actually leave the wall instead of just sitting behind it. I added a notice for people who aren't signed in, gave the pane its own voice, and let a handle open two doors…