need to switch my hosting/domain
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- fourth
ok so I have all my domains on 1and1.com and all of a sudden my client calls me and is asking why she can't check her email on her phone or through outlook anymore.
So come to find out 1and1 took pop3/imap support out of their regular webmail and you can now access email through outlook for an extra $5 a month and if you want full imap/pop3 support it now costs an extra $10 more a month.
WTF!!
so what should I switch to, and how much of a p.i.t.a is it to switch a few domains/webmail over?
- vaxorcist0
switching hosts in order to save lunch money may not be worth the hassle... especially as you may now have to become your clients 24x7 personal IT department and geek squad, without the white shirt and skinny tie and VW....
personally, I LOVE webfaction, but migrating client email is a task not worth the infinite implied obligation in my mind.
- hmm that's what I was afraid of, maybe I can call and bitchfourth
- kalkal0
Keep your domain and use google apps for email, for free.
- kalkal0
http://www.google.com/enterprise…
They've hidden their free option on this page
- can I use my clients existing email with this? or new email addy only?fourth
- isakosmo0
I've moved all my domains to tsohost.co.uk, they're the best I've used. And don't go anywhere NEAR 123reg, they're horrible.
- d_rek0
@fourth
Yes, you can use whatever existing email client (outlook, mail.app, etc) with google apps email.
- ESKEMA0
how many emails per client? google apps for free has user limits...
switching emails is a fucker shit that never goes smoothly, but consider addressing the email issue first, then the hosting if it still make sense.- my client only has 1 addy. going to call 1and1 first maybe they'll upgrade for freefourth
- d_rek0
@fourth
In brief, it works like this:
0. Setup google apps account for your clients website
1. Disable webmail through current hosting service, modify your hosting servers zone values to forward email to your google apps (gmail) acccount.
2. client retains existing hosted email signature (ie: , )
3. client can then use Gmail to check email or you can setup their existing mail client (outlook, mail, whatever) to fetch email.
- d_rek0
You can painlessly backup all of your clients email through a temporary gmail account - just create a free gmail account and have it fetch from their existing account. Then when you setup your google apps email simply have that email fetch from your temporary account. Maybe that seems tedious, but it's really quite easy.
- fourth0
thanks d_rek I'll try that later. seems like the easiest way out
- SlashPeckham0
Go with Dreamhost - never had any trouble with them and their tech support is super quick and really good. This promo code adds 1 extra FREE lifetime domain registration to any plan signed up for with it!
http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?6…hope this helps :)
- You would be the only person who's never had trouble with them.Josev
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- mantrakid0
actually i keep my unimportant shit on dreamhost too. dedicated server for clients and shit, but for quick wordpress shit it has never really done me wrong.
- chrisRG0
google apps for email, definitely.
- mydo0
gatorhost, they'll also move everything for you, including mail, so you don't have to do a thing. customer support is amazing. I've had a dedicated with them for 5 years and the only time it goes down is for updates.
- mydo0
oh wait i have a referral coupon too. aghhh. can't remember what it is!
- vaxorcist0
switching hosting is often fairly easy, dealing with 3 gigs of email in an old version of Outlook on a client's old WindowsME laptop is possibly suicide inducing...