Migrate your email to google for domains.
I’m explaining this to a lot of people recently so I guess it was time to make a blogpost about it.
I manage a few domains, mostly for myself, but also for a couple of friends. I do this because my hosting packet is pretty extensive, it doesn’t cost me more if I add extra domains to it.
The only thing I found that was a pain, was managing dozens of emails for each domain. Most hosted mailboxes get pretty spammy after a while and have a limited storage. So for me, google for domains really came as a solution, and now I use it almost exclusively for handling my emails. Here are a few reasons why :
- It provides unlimited storage , well not unlimited, but I haven’t met anybody who came close to the limit.
- It has a nice and lightning fast interface (a real upgrade for users who are used to work with squirrel mail)
- It supports imap and pop3 access
- It’s free
- It can be accessed on a mobile phone.(via web or a mobile tool)
- Easy to use control panel to create new users, you can create extra administrators, administrators can create aliases for email addresses. (so most of my friends can manage their emails themselves)
- Easy to create mailing lists
- Possibility to use more than only email: docs, chat, sites, …
However changing email provider without any problems is considered impossible. Since I’ve done it a few times now, I think I’ve found the best way to do it. Without loosing any mails.
