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06-29-2009, 07:47 PM
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Location: Cary, NC
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I want to change my email situation.
Email is me@mydomain.com on my website host's server.
I don't want to use gmail.com, yahoo.com, hotmail.com.
And I don't want to originate from one and use a "reply to." I mean, I think I don't.
Currently I use Outlook on a couple of machines, and will be adding an office desktop.
Too much wasted time goes into emails that are not synched.
1. Web Host offers Horde, Squirrelmail, Roundcube, and I am wondering if one of them will do the job for me. Seem to be constant work for the webmasters and developers to keep up.
I had Horde with my national firm, and it seemed primitive. Dumped it a few years ago, but it has been updated.
2. Suggestion has been made that I install an email server at home and host my own email accounts.
Seems intriguing, but expensive.
Looking for input on a good, efficient, and affordable solution.
It wouldn't have to be free, but more affordable than windows server, windows exchange, and a box. |
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06-29-2009, 07:58 PM
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I have my own domain name and have Google host it. I had to go to my web hosting company's admin page and point the MX records to Google. The nice thing about using Google is that I can access my mail through the familiar gmail web page, imap, pop3, and my Blackberry. It's all pretty seemless and the mail all comes from my address (not just a reply-to address) since Google is my actual mail hosting company. I mostly use the web page but I do have Outlook set up to connect via imap. It's also nice to be able to access messages I've sent from the Blackberry in the sent items folder in Outlook and the web page.
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06-29-2009, 07:59 PM
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Location: Lemon Grove, CA USA
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Why not go private label with gmail? It is free to try then like 50 bucks per person per year.
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06-29-2009, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by TomSD
Why not go private label with gmail? It is free to try then like 50 bucks per person per year.
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I believe the $50/yr is only for their premium service. It's free for just mail and calendar for up to 25 user in a domain. |
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06-29-2009, 08:09 PM
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Location: Lemon Grove, CA USA
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Really? It says nothing about that. Only that there is a free trial. Not like 50 per user per year is anything really compared to maintaining and managing your own server.
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06-29-2009, 08:12 PM
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Location: Lemon Grove, CA USA
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Oh the standard vs the premier... hadn't noticed that. They mention that standard is for families and community groups but don't make the distinction that a for profit entity can't use them. Good to know.
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06-29-2009, 08:25 PM
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Location: Cary, NC
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Well...
Hmmm.. Another web hosting firm offered to set me up with gmail, but didn't mention Google hosting, of course.
EscapeCalifornia, are you happy with Google hosting?
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06-29-2009, 08:27 PM
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Location: Lemon Grove, CA USA
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I seriously can't see anyone matching them for hosting performance and bandwidth, lol. I'm thinking about moving some of my smaller/independent projects over just to remove the headache of having them on my dedicated server.
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06-29-2009, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeJaquish
Well...
Hmmm.. Another web hosting firm offered to set me up with gmail, but didn't mention Google hosting, of course.
EscapeCalifornia, are you happy with Google hosting?
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Yeah I like it. I'm a one person company so I just have the one mailbox along with a couple of aliases. It works well and I like that I can use my Blackberry with it and still get the spam protection. If I had employees or partners the calendar sharing would be pretty cool too. I was using Outlook with POP3 but now I don't have to deal with PST file sizes, autoarchiving, etc. All the mail is just on the server now, accessible from anywhere and I don't have to manage it. I do still use Outlook for my calendar, contacts, notes, and task so I can sync easily with my Blackberry. I have a lot of contact data in Outlook that isn't supported by Gmail's contacts. But on the mail side, it's nice to just click the archive button and get it out of the way but know it's still searchable. |
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06-29-2009, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by TomSD
I seriously can't see anyone matching them for hosting performance and bandwidth, lol. I'm thinking about moving some of my smaller/independent projects over just to remove the headache of having them on my dedicated server.
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Yeah I can't imagine wanting to run my own mail server today unless I was a huge company with a massive IT department. |
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