reliable email hosting?

skanky · 16 Apr 2007 at 12:40

i want to get email hosted with a shiny domain name for myself, what options are there for reliability?

i'd like to be able to create extra mailboxes if possible for other people if and when needed.

Avalon · 16 Apr 2007 at 12:56

Personally I like 34sp.com however other ceaper/better options exist.

skanky · 16 Apr 2007 at 13:53

looking at www.fasthosts.co.uk and seems like this (http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/email/mailplus/) is what im after, a total of 7 mailboxes for £15 per year.

any fasthosts users on here care to voice their opinions on the service they provide? anyone know if i can change the mailbox names if/when i need to?

for example, if i have [email protected] and [email protected], later down the line, can i change [email protected] to [email protected]?

Solaris · 16 Apr 2007 at 13:57

Set up a mail server in your house, static ip your house, buy yourself a domain and point it at your house, config it all, bobs your uncle

skanky · 16 Apr 2007 at 14:12

thought about that, would rather someone else manage the email servers tbh.

daz · 16 Apr 2007 at 14:20

Perhaps have a look at www.ochostreview.co.uk

skanky · 16 Apr 2007 at 14:33

ta didnt know about that site.

skanky · 16 Apr 2007 at 15:12

right, looking at register1 which seems highly rated on that page, but the cheapest service that does email hosting is £49/year (or £33 over 3years) and that has other fluff which i'll never use like webhosting so seems like a bit of a waste.

fasthosts still looking good as it does just mail which is all i need, for £15/year.

daz · 16 Apr 2007 at 17:13

There are other highly rated hosts on there with packages starting from ~£15 a year, they're worth a look.

Topgun · 17 Apr 2007 at 11:24

For reliability and features, the best thing you can do is forward your mail to gmail and use a different reply address so the receiver never knows.