Does anyone use Google Mail for their domain?

[gumbald]

Until now, I've had my mail going through my host and not had a problem. After setting up a couple of unhosted domains to use Google Apps yesterday, I'm wondering about switching all my mail over to Google. From what I can see, I'll get more storage, better spam protection (not that I get any at the moment) and use of things like the Google Mail app for my phone.

I have Thunderbird set up at the moment and would continue to use Thunderbird when at my computer, I'm not doing it for the web-based element, but that would be useful when elsewhere.

Just wondering what other people's views are really?

 

[gumbald]

It's not business, it's personal and there's nothing particularly private in there.

How would it cope if I had another domain pointing to my hosting? With Google the domain is registered, is there the ability to add an alias in a similar way to parking a domain?

That maybe doesn't make sense, let me know if so.

 

[gumbald]

You can direct your MX records to them and any mail to your account will be handled by them, leaving HTTP and everything else still going to where it was previously.

 

[gumbald]

You've only got one domain then?

 

[gumbald]

I've got hosting and space isn't really an issue there, but I'm just thinking it'll be easier to use Google for it.

Can anybody give me pointers as to Google handling multiple domains?

Found it, it would appear you can: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?answer=53295&hl=en_GB

Magic, so I can park my new domain with my hosting and send the mail onto the Google Apps account

 

[gumbald]

One final thing before I switch over, changing the MX records won't cause my existing e-mails on the host's server to be removed will they? That sounds silly now I've just said it, but I don't want to lose a year's worth of e-mails

 

[gumbald]

Right, I'll do it later then. Thunderbird will become briefly very complicated while I'm switching things over...