So I am running out of storage space on my personal domains host. Are there any email hosts that would let me host my MX record with them for free?

I signed up for the Gmail for domains beta, but I doubt they'd choose my domain as it is non commercial. Microsoft Live offers 20 email accounts, but their interface is web only and uses IE exclusively. I want IMAP support.

Anyone have any knowledge in this area?

6/11/2006 2:34:51 PM

you can get a free MX record from zoneedit.com

6/11/2006 2:55:30 PM

gmail for domains allows personal domains to try it out - mine got approved.

get a cheap host though and keep your stuff archived. i pay for 2gb of hosting space and that's enough for me. my PST file is never more than 300mb becuase i archive it every 2 months.

i avoid imap by forwarding to gmail accounts

i created 3-4 gmail archive accounts just to save my old mail so i don't have to keep it on my space (i.e. username.archive1@gmail.com, username.archive2@gmail.com, etc.) and i have my host set up to fwd mail to the archive1 account right now, and i'll change it when that fills up. it's a cheaper way around things since i usually just leave mail on the server for 20 days or deleted from the trash so all my computers running outlook download all my mail basically unless i feel i haven't sync'ed that computer to my mail server in a long enough time, in which case i just burn the latest .pst file to CD or thumb drive and copy it over.

6/11/2006 5:43:34 PM

but you see my mom, dad, and sis aren't that tech savvy...I just wanna get them to use their email like they are right now (Outlook+squirrelmail), but get some more space for my second domain (http://www.cerebrawl.com) that I am sharing with my own first domain.

and with all this spam, the server is running out of quota.

6/11/2006 5:48:45 PM

I know you're looking for free, but I would check out a cheap webhosting service that provides you email. I actually have an account with DreamHost, which not only gives me all the website hosting stuff, but excellent email service which has IMAP and squirrelmail. I think I pay $7/mo (1 year in advance), and I started out with 20GB of storage, and they add 80MB/week (i think). They also allow unlimited domains/email accounts as long as you're within your storage quota.

6/11/2006 5:57:47 PM

I don't wanna switch my webhost though.

http://www.tqhosting.com has been the best thing for my website for 2 years.

6/11/2006 5:59:28 PM

ok i gotcha

would there be any way to split up the webhosting and email services?

6/11/2006 6:00:22 PM

yes, I can modify my DNS entry to point to a different server for mail.

6/11/2006 6:06:19 PM

switching webhosts isn't hard and you don't have any downtime

i don't know why everyone's scared of it

oh and gmail for domains has a limit for personal domains at like 5 accounts or something. at least that's what they did for mine.

6/11/2006 6:15:23 PM

yeah but see I don't wanna switch


mellocj has provided awesome uptime with minimal costs.

6/11/2006 6:16:49 PM

lmao now that's what i call a loyal customer

i'm a pure capitalist - i'll go with whoever's cheaper at the time

[Edited on June 11, 2006 at 6:25 PM. Reason : it might be more being cheap than being a capitalist lol]

6/11/2006 6:18:52 PM

link me to something cheaper

I am paying $3 a month with TQHosting for 2 GB storage.

6/11/2006 6:22:44 PM

bttt

6/18/2006 4:53:09 PM

just got a gmail for domains beta invite.

6/21/2006 9:56:24 PM

Before I mess my MX records, does anyone have experience configuring it?

6/21/2006 10:04:56 PM

I have been using the Gmail for domains beta for about a week now. Pretty good, except that it is very slow at times

7/17/2006 1:17:29 PM