[Gllug] Email provider

[Chris Bell]

On Tue 05 Apr, Martyn Drake wrote:
> 
> On 5 April 2011 10:17, James Hawtin <oolon at ankh.org> wrote:
> 
> > If you don't have a domain name you might as well go for a generic account
> > like hotmail, gmail or yahoo. If you do have a domain name, most registry
> > services will provide an email server as a bolt on to that domain name, that
> > would be a good place to start.
> 
> I look upon Hotmail and Yahoo! as the email equivalent of the "chav".
> Gmail, not so bad, but if you do have your own domain, it's worth
> going with Google Apps - and then, Google Apps for Business which at
> £35 a year per user is very good value and you don't get your email
> scanned to serve up adverts (because there are none).
> 
> As an alternative, buy a Linux VPS with cPanel/WHM and use that to
> host email.  You retain full control at all times, you and your users
> will have a pointy-clicky interface to everything and it generally
> seems to work well for our customers.  Costs can vary, but around a
> £10-£15 a month for VPS and cPanel license.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Martyn

   I get domain registration, multiple domains with website facilities and
emails for unlimited users including webmail plus broadband connection
through UKFSN, all at a very good price. It depends on what you really need.


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