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Google Apps - different and similar options for your domain
As Google since 2012 asks $50/year for the use of Google Apps and there are others options in the market I imagined it could be good to insert here a few tips for our members.
One of them is about: if you do not want to pay for Google App, you can choose another similar system that can do the same job.
If you are like me and have used Gmail for a long time and like the filters it uses, maybe you can use this (text from Lifehacker):
If all you were looking for from a Google Apps account was the ability to use an email address like [email protected], you can still have that...sort of. Google has documented the process here, and walks you through how to set up a free Gmail account to send and receive mail as another address. It's not perfect—for example, some email clients will display your mail as "[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]," and your Gmail address will always be in the headers of your message. Still, you get Gmail's great interface, filters, search, and power tools, all with the convenience and professionalism (for making that internet first impression) of using your own domain.
This method works well if all you wanted from Google Apps was Gmail with your own domain. If you need cloud storage (Google Drive) or calendaring (Google Calendar) or productivity tools (Google Docs/Sheets/etc) specifically associated with your domain or your domain's email address, then you'll need to keep looking.P
Google Apps vs Outlook.com
Here is a comparison chart between Yahoo, Outlook.com and Gmail (all of which are free). They are all really similar in terms of feature lists – and all allow forwarding to other email accounts. The key thing this chart doesn’t address is the experience of using the web-based interface. The interfaces are all very different – with Yahoo being a distant 3rd in terms of usability. Of course all 3 offer many ways to access your email without every using their browser-based interfaces. Some other take-away notes:
Outlook.com didn’t offer IMAP till very recently.
Outlook claims “virtually” unlimited storage.
Outlook shows ads (more that mail) BUT it doesn’t target them based on your email content –** in other words, it’s robots don’t read your email.**
You can get free email in the form of [email protected] or you can use your own domain free. (Gmail/Google Apps no longer offers a free option for using your own domain name)
Outlook.com has web-based versions of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint so you can work with those kinds of attachments directly. It is like Gmail and Google docs + Google Drive.How to set up free outlook.com for your domain
Some tips:
Start with this LifeHacker article.: http://lifehacker.com/5967097/use-outlookcom-for-email-with-your-personal-domain
Note that you can have multiple administrator accounts for your custom domain. Each administrator must register the domain on the Windows Live Admin Center website and enter a unique MX record that authenticates that user (an MX record specifies which server in your domain should receive incoming email) that’s associated with that administrator at your registrar or Domain Name System (DNS) provider’s website.
The Domain administration interface at live.com / outlook.com is much much simpler and has hardly any features compared to Google Apps. But that can be a feature in itself. Basically just add new user accounts and go on your way.
Check e-mail at http://mail.live.com or you can set up your own subdomain just like Google Apps does via a Cname DNS record
Where to make more accounts for your domain?** You can make up to 50 email accounts for free.**
Start here: https://domains.live.com/ and click “get started”
Note that you have to log in as the new user in a browser in order to confirm the account before using it. Live will ask you for a captcha to confirm you are a human and there are two other simple screens to proceed through before you can start using the new account.
Important note: Please sign in at least once every 365 days—otherwise your account looks inactive and could be deleted. I’m not sure how that compares to Gmail these days but there are a few levels of security you have to go through in activating a new Outlook.com email account.
Also see: answers.microsoft.com FAQ
To use Apple Mail (or any other IMAP client) read these instructions. Here’s the most relevant part: “For incoming mail server settings, make sure that the account type is set to IMAP, then enter “imap-mail.outlook.com” as your incoming mail server. Enter your real Outlook.com e-mail address and password in the username and password fields.”see: ActiveSync and POP settings
I can imagine others member can give others suggestions of free services that not only Outlook's one.
Google Apps is good, but it not alone in this world.
Zoho Mail can be an option, too.
Comments
If you're in China, the best free solutions is Tencent(QQ) Enterprise Mailbox Free Edition, include 200 users
@hotsnow
Why only if you were in China?
http://www.tencent.com/en-us/ps/
and
http://www.tencent.com/en-us/ps/
Is there any restriction? Only chinese people can use it?
no, it's not only for the people in China, my means is "for the people in China it's BEST", because it's feature/easy use/GUI etc, and the most important is the network speed in China and will not influenced by GFW, of course, on the other hand, it will be monitoring by local goverment surely, but for the Gmail, the US gov also, isn't it? lol
hahahaahah
Ok! Ok!
Yesterday I opened a QQ.com mail. The chinese gov. needed to read one more message I sent to myself to test.
A few pages I could see there is not translation. Maybe for this you wrote that. I needed to translate using Google chrome translation in Browser.