Who offers the best email hosting?

[IgoByte]

Any suggestions?

I'd like to have something like "myname@myname.com"
How would I go about doing this and how much would it cost?

Can anyone help me out with this?

 

[bleuiko]

do you already have a domain name?

this is what I do with mt domain email.... goto zoneedit.com (too lazy to link) and set up your DNS to their server... then u can simply forward name@domain.com to your current email address. but if you want a physical mail account... any host would do it but I have no real experience with that.

good luck

 

[IgoByte]

do you already have a domain name?

Nope, I don't. I'd actually like to be able to get email hosting for a brand new domain name.

 

[Squisher]

Go to godaddy and register a domain name for $8.95/yr.($6.95 if you sign up for 10 years), then find someone to host the domain like dixiesys for $20 a year.

 

[IgoByte]

Originally posted by: Squisher
Go to godaddy and register a domain name for $8.95/yr.($6.95 if you sign up for 10 years), then find someone to host the domain like dixiesys for $20 a year.

Sounds pretty cheap.

Now, what kinds of thing would I need to consider when looking for an email hosting service? How exactly would I control what's going on and how many email addresses would I have available, etc.?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

DixieSys domain registration and hosting

nik

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: IgoByte

Originally posted by: Squisher
Go to godaddy and register a domain name for $8.95/yr.($6.95 if you sign up for 10 years), then find someone to host the domain like dixiesys for $20 a year.

Sounds pretty cheap.

Now, what kinds of thing would I need to consider when looking for an email hosting service? How exactly would I control what's going on and how many email addresses would I have available, etc.?

5 emails at dixiesys

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
DixieSys domain registration and hosting

nik

He could, but godaddy is 10 years for same price as 6 years at dixiesys

 

[IgoByte]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: IgoByte

Originally posted by: Squisher
Go to godaddy and register a domain name for $8.95/yr.($6.95 if you sign up for 10 years), then find someone to host the domain like dixiesys for $20 a year.

Sounds pretty cheap.

Now, what kinds of thing would I need to consider when looking for an email hosting service? How exactly would I control what's going on and how many email addresses would I have available, etc.?

5 emails at dixiesys

I need more like 10 email addresses. Can I get that from them as well?

 

[Squisher]

From the page I linked at dixiesys

If you need more, or less than any of these plans offer, feel free to contact us and we'll be glad to give you a custom plan based on your needs, it's just silly to think 3 or 300 different plans are perfect for everybody!

There are tons of other domain hosts out there, this is just what I use. One might offer 10 emails for cheaper than dixiesys.

 

[IgoByte]

Originally posted by: Squisher
From the page I linked at dixiesys

If you need more, or less than any of these plans offer, feel free to contact us and we'll be glad to give you a custom plan based on your needs, it's just silly to think 3 or 300 different plans are perfect for everybody!

There are tons of other domain hosts out there, this is just what I use. One might offer 10 emails for cheaper than dixiesys.

It's OK. It doesn't need to be "the" cheapest...I just want it to be reliable and easy to manage, etc. How's it working out for you?

 

[notfred]

Run your own server. A DSL or cable line would be fast enough for email. And you could have as many addresses as you want, and it would only cost you the cost of the domain (assuming you already have a computer and a dsl/cable line)

 

[Squisher]

Dixiesys was probably the major recipient from the cyberwings fiasco. Most people jumped to Dixiesys because it was highly recommended for its reliability and that was most people were looking for after cyberwings went in the tank. For me, it has been working great.

BTW-I own squisher.net and ctoth.com(I go by Craig Toth in the real world).

 

[IgoByte]

Run your own server.

How would I run my own mail server? What sort of software would be required to do it? I have an awesome cable connection (5.5Mbps/1Mbps), so that shouldn't a problem whatsoever...
What are the advantages/disadvantages of running your own email server?

Sorry for all the questions, but I'm surprisingly illiterate in this subject.

 

[IgoByte]

Originally posted by: Squisher
Dixiesys was probably the major recipient from the cyberwings fiasco. Most people jumped to Dixiesys because it was highly recommended for its reliability and that was most people were looking for after cyberwings went in the tank. For me, it has been working great.

BTW-I own squisher.net and ctoth.com(I go by Craig Toth in the real world).

Hmmm...Very nice. Seems like a good option. Thank you for all the info, squisher.

 

[IgoByte]

Any input on running own mail server?

 

[Soybomb]

Originally posted by: IgoByte
Any input on running own mail server?

If you don't administrate it properly you might be a realy for spammers. It most likely violates your ISP's terms of service as well and could be reason for your account to be terminated. Your run of the mill home connection isn't up near as much as a pro hosting service. Downtime means no email.

 

[yllus]

I wouldn't recommend running your own server 24/7 JUST for e-mail. Okay, how about this option:

1. Sign up a domain with Namecheap for $8.88/year.
2. Use their E-mail forwarding feature. This means you're allowed to specify up to 50 e-mail addresses ending with yourdomain.com that will be processed by Namecheap and forwarded to an e-mail address you specify.

Important note: This means you're not really getting an e-mail account at yourdomain.com. It means that people will be sending mail to an alias like igobyte@yourdomain.com which is then recieved and re-forwarded by Namecheap to another existing e-mail account you specify, like igobyte@aol.com. It all depends on what you need.

 

[IgoByte]

Originally posted by: Soybomb

Originally posted by: IgoByte
Any input on running own mail server?

If you don't administrate it properly you might be a realy for spammers. It most likely violates your ISP's terms of service as well and could be reason for your account to be terminated. Your run of the mill home connection isn't up near as much as a pro hosting service. Downtime means no email.

Good point. I was just curious. What kind of software would a mail server need to run?

 

[IgoByte]

Originally posted by: yllus
I wouldn't recommend running your own server 24/7 JUST for e-mail. Okay, how about this option:

1. Sign up a domain with Namecheap for $8.88/year.
2. Use their E-mail forwarding feature. This means you're allowed to specify up to 50 e-mail addresses ending with yourdomain.com that will be processed by Namecheap and forwarded to an e-mail address you specify.

Important note: This means you're not really getting an e-mail account at yourdomain.com. It means that people will be sending mail to an alias like igobyte@yourdomain.com which is then recieved and re-forwarded by Namecheap to another existing e-mail account you specify, like igobyte@aol.com. It all depends on what you need.

I do that with Yahoo right now, but Yahoo doesn't forward the email to an email address of my choice. That's certainly a good option to keep in mind, but I'd rather have the actual email addresses available, and for good at that...I've switched ISPs plenty of times and every time I do so, I have to change everything and inform people, etc. I'd like something that I can keep and that would give me the freedom to have personal, business and junk email addresses that wouldn't be affected by another ISP switch. Of course, they would have to work perfectly and be easy to administer. Speaking of which, how exactly would I administer these email accounts? I, as the administrator for my household, would probably need to do a couple of things, I assume. How does this process usually get done?

 

[IgoByte]

Any other input on this topic?