Operator notes on Cloudflare-native email.

Long-form writing about self-hosted email in D1, Workers-native routing, the REST API, and the parts of the platform that show up in the security review.

Cloudflare Email Routing alternative: the parts that need a layer on top

Cloudflare Email Routing is the world's best front door for inbound mail. It isn't a database, an inbox UI, a REST API, or a send path. Here's what you add — and why the answer is a self-hosted Worker, not another SaaS.

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