[PLUG] Hosted e-mail recommendations?

wes plug at the-wes.com
Fri Jun 22 05:46:11 UTC 2012


+1 for Google Apps. I'll help you set it up if you need.

-wes

On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 4:58 PM, Rick <rdoyle16+plug at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since you haven't really listed any of the clients email requirements (in
> terms of security, backups/archives, etc.) it's difficult to say if this
> will meet your needs... but it's been a life-saver for me...
>
> Some people may have strong opinions against it, but I manage our hosted
> email services at work... we use Google Apps for Domains (I think that's
> the official name). It's basically a corporate version of GMail+the other
> Google services (so... if you want it to be... it can be SOOO much more
> than JUST email... calendar, GoogleDocs, and much, much more).
>
> Our users love that it works the same way as their (personal) GMail/Google
> accounts.
>
> I love that it is incredibly flexible and feature-ful... and not terribly
> difficult to manage. You can manage it "by hand" through a web interface,
> or use the APIs to do some more fancy/automated/etc. management.
>
> If someone doesn't want to use the usual web interface, it can be used with
> any POP or IMAP client... and is fully compatible with iOS, Android (of
> course), etc. The web version will work on pretty much any web browser
> (although you may have limited functionality on older browsers)... it does
> not require any additional plugins (Flash, etc.)
>
> I know that their paid corporate version can be a little spendy... that's
> the big drawback. There is a free (ad-supported) version of Google Apps for
> Domains (much like regular GMail, not terribly intrusive ads)... but I'm
> not sure whether their EULA allows for corporate use - might be worth
> looking into.
>
> That's my $0.02 anyway. Hope it's of value to you.
>
> -Rick
>
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Brian Martin
> <plugng3 at martinconsulting.com>wrote:
>
> > Dear Pluggers,
> >
> > A client of mine is currently using GoDaddy for hosted e-mail services.
> > They're not very satisfied, but see the advantages of using a hosted
> > service
> > rather than running it in-house.  Do any of you have recommendations for
> > hosted e-mail service providers you're pleased with.  The client is
> using a
> > variety of e-mail clients (Thunderbird, something on the Mac, the
> service's
> > Webmail interface, Windows Mail, etc.), so they're looking for something
> > pretty much just using standard protocols.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >                                     -Brian Martin
> >
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