Webmail - which to use?

[philiporchard]

Hi,

We've always run Gmail for our current sites, i.e. admin(at)Cardiff.couk etc. we need to run about 5 email addresses for each domain, so we can respond to enquiries etc.

We are about to launch about 12 new directories, but Google now charge if you want [email protected]. It's £5 per account/month.

That would cost us £25 x 12 domains = £400 a month, which isn't feasible.

What are the best alternative solutions for us? Thanks

 

[Alien]

I just use mail via the server on Thunderbird or via webmail using round cube, squirrel mail etc.

 

[retired_member34]

Phil, look up Domain Alias in Gmail help, there is no charge for additional domains, you can send and receive from as many as you like. The only restriction is the portion of the email address before the @ is the same for each domain.

 

[mark]

Phil, look up Domain Alias in Gmail help, there is no charge for additional domains, you can send and receive from as many as you like. The only restriction is the portion of the email address before the @ is the same for each domain.

You can add additional domains without them having to have the same name before the @ symbol.

You then just add them as "nicknames" to existing accounts via the admin control panel letting you use anything@otherdomain, which doesn't have to match the main domain

http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=182452

 

[philiporchard]

Thanks for all the replies.

Will look into this and try and get my head round it

Many thanks.

 

[retired_member34]

You can add additional domains without them having to have the same name before the @ symbol.

You then just add them as "nicknames" to existing accounts via the admin control panel letting you use anything@otherdomain, which doesn't have to match the main domain

http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=182452

I thought you couldn't send as a nickname, or is it that it just can't be authenticated?

 

[mark]

I thought you couldn't send as a nickname, or is it that it just can't be authenticated?

You can send as a nickname (you just need to add it via "settings")

Mark

 

[Rob_F]

Might be worth signing up to G Apps with a generic examplecitynetwork.co.uk domain.

That way you can add loads of aliases e.g. [email protected], [email protected], whilst still only costing you £5/month. Then when a
client/potential client checks an email header he/she will see something like this...

from: Your Name <[email protected]>
to: Your Client <[email protected]>
date: 0 December 2012 00:00
subject: Re: Advertising
mailed-by: examplecitynetwork.co.uk

Nothing more unprofessional looking than that mailed-by address being Gmail, imo.

- Rob