On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Jeff Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Ted: I am sure it is possible but I have not spent enough time looking > at this. My customers have their email addresses - [email protected] > let's say. Can I use gmail as an email server and keep my email > address?
Yes. Google Apps (free for up to 10 email addresses - aliases and lists don't count) or Google Apps for Business if you need more than 10 or want a higher level of support. As long as you own your domain, and you're willing to shift email responsibilities over to Google, all or nothing. And, obviously, you can't move a domain you don't own, like [email protected]. > Currently my customers have a choice of using Google or > Outlook depending on the features they want from my application. > Eventually they will have all features from both, but that will take a > little time. Basically, you can configure Google as your mail server (SMTP along with POP3 or IMAP4) by signing up with Google Apps and configuring your domains MX records to point to Google. There are a couple of gotchas. Some people worry about their privacy as Google will "see" your email. Using the web client, you'll see the strip of ads along the right. And Google as the provider gets to dictate the terms, which could be a problem for you. For example, Blackberry sync was only available in the pay version when one of my clients signed up; that may have changed. And Google modified the rates for the pay version from $50/year/mailbox to a monthly billing cycle. Read the fine print. Ask your friends. Caveat emptor. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4tS3APrXH0PWRRME6Y6wbaMcgCLpT3=pw04chxlx8t...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
