Email hosting vs Domain Name Help?

Anyone.

I want to register a domain name and likely do that independently of any
kind of mail or web hosting service. So I go to someone like Network
Solutions and pay for a subscription for the rights to a domain like
myname@com. Let's say I'm ONLY interested in emails sent to
.....@myname.com.
I have no interest in a website www.myname.com nor ftp ftp.myname.com etc.
Also let's assume that I currently have both MSN and Comcast email accounts
that have no relation to myname.com.

Is it possible to set things up such that all mail sent to ...@myname.com
ends up on either my Comcast or MSN email account? Is it only possible for
specific emails to specific-name@myname.com to be forwarded to my specific
email account at MSN or Comcast??
How does one go about anything like this? What are the features and
services called? How does one get there from here for the least dollars but
from reliable and reputable sources? Can it be done with only a Network
Solutions domain name subscription or does one require an intermediate email
company to do the forwarding?

Thanks.

Re: Email hosting vs Domain Name Help?

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fred said:

> Anyone.
>
> I want to register a domain name and likely do that independently of any
> kind of mail or web hosting service. So I go to someone like Network
> Solutions and pay for a subscription for the rights to a domain like
> myname@com. Let's say I'm ONLY interested in emails sent to
> ....@myname.com.
> I have no interest in a website www.myname.com nor ftp ftp.myname.com
> etc.
> Also let's assume that I currently have both MSN and Comcast email
> accounts
> that have no relation to myname.com.
>
> Is it possible to set things up such that all mail sent to ...@myname.com
> ends up on either my Comcast or MSN email account?

yes

> Is it only possible for
> specific emails to specific-name@myname.com to be forwarded to my
> specific
> email account at MSN or Comcast??

yes

> How does one go about anything like this?

Can't speak for others, I simply make the necessary settings for my mail
server to process.

> What are the features and
> services called?

Forward account.
Forward alias.

> How does one get there from here for the least dollars but
> from reliable and reputable sources?

aha - the 64 penny question. If you're asking for a recommendation for a
mail only account then my 2p is on http://gradwell.com - however any host
should be able to provide those facilities. There are many to chose from.

> Can it be done with only a Network
> Solutions domain name subscription or does one require an intermediate
> email
> company to do the forwarding?

Dunno anything about N/S or their product/service range.

--
William Tasso

virtue is its own punishment

Re: Email hosting vs Domain Name Help?

"fred" wrote in message
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> Anyone.
>
> I want to register a domain name and likely do that independently of
> any kind of mail or web hosting service. So I go to someone like
> Network Solutions and pay for a subscription for the rights to a
> domain like myname@com. Let's say I'm ONLY interested in emails
> sent to ....@myname.com.
> I have no interest in a website www.myname.com nor ftp
> ftp.myname.com etc. Also let's assume that I currently have both MSN
> and Comcast email accounts that have no relation to myname.com.

http://www.namecheap.com/
Should do what you want at reasonable cost.
Tom J

Re: Email hosting vs Domain Name Help?

>From personal experience, I would avoid Godaddy. I've never dealt with
Network Solutions. Just read the warnings and complaints.

I normally wouldn't recommend Yahoo but they are currently running
some specials on domain names and are very reliable. If Yahoo's
current specials are not right for you there are hundreds to choose
from offering cheap domain registration with email.

Re: Email hosting vs Domain Name Help?

fred wrote:

> Is it possible to set things up such that all mail sent to ...@myname.com
> ends up on either my Comcast or MSN email account?

I would suggest that you *don't* do that. There are some spammers that,
say, send mail to:

a@example.com
aa@example.com
aaa@example.com
aaaa@example.com
aaaaa@example.com
aaaaaa@example.com
aaaaaaa@example.com
aaaaaaaa@example.com
ab@example.com
aba@example.com
abaa@example.com
...etc...

Do you really want a thousand copies of the same message?

Best to only set up a few forwarding accounts:

fred@example.com
freds_dog@example.com

and let the other addresses bounce.

--
Toby A Inkster BSc (Hons) ARCS
Contact Me ~ http://tobyinkster.co.uk/contact

Re: Email hosting vs Domain Name Help?

[snip]
>Is it possible to set things up such that all mail sent to ...@myname.com
>ends up on either my Comcast or MSN email account? Is it only possible for
>specific emails to specific-name@myname.com to be forwarded to my specific
>email account at MSN or Comcast??
>How does one go about anything like this? What are the features and
>services called? How does one get there from here for the least dollars but
>from reliable and reputable sources? Can it be done with only a Network
>Solutions domain name subscription or does one require an intermediate email
>company to do the forwarding?
>
>Thanks.
>

You can register your domain, then transfert it to zoneedit (
www.zoneedit.com ). For what you want this will not cost you a single
cent (apart from the domain registration fees of course).

If you want to run your own mailserver for cheap, take a look at
www.nct-technology.com By using this device you can have virtually as
many mail accounts and domains you like, have it under the control of
your home with no running costs and since the device consumes only 3W
of electric power it costs you less than an electric shaver... Needles
to say that the device offers these services also with internet
connections using dynamic IP.

Markus

Re: Email hosting vs Domain Name Help?

"Markus Zingg" wrote in message
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> [snip]
>>Is it possible to set things up such that all mail sent to ...@myname.com
>>ends up on either my Comcast or MSN email account? Is it only possible
>>for
>>specific emails to specific-name@myname.com to be forwarded to my specific
>>email account at MSN or Comcast??
>>How does one go about anything like this? What are the features and
>>services called? How does one get there from here for the least dollars
>>but
>>from reliable and reputable sources? Can it be done with only a Network
>>Solutions domain name subscription or does one require an intermediate
>>email
>>company to do the forwarding?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>
> You can register your domain, then transfert it to zoneedit (
> www.zoneedit.com ). For what you want this will not cost you a single
> cent (apart from the domain registration fees of course).
>
> If you want to run your own mailserver for cheap, take a look at
> www.nct-technology.com


Not available in US!

> By using this device you can have virtually as
> many mail accounts and domains you like, have it under the control of
> your home with no running costs and since the device consumes only 3W
> of electric power it costs you less than an electric shaver... Needles
> to say that the device offers these services also with internet
> connections using dynamic IP.
>
> Markus

Re: Email hosting vs Domain Name Help?

>Not available in US!

You can get it here (which is in the US)

http://www.ees-usa.com/

HTH

Markus

Re: Email hosting vs Domain Name Help?

My research has found the optimal solution for $35 per year from an
unchallengeable supplier.
http://www.attworldnetdomains.com/services.asp


"fred" wrote in message
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> Anyone.
>
> I want to register a domain name and likely do that independently of any
> kind of mail or web hosting service. So I go to someone like Network
> Solutions and pay for a subscription for the rights to a domain like
> myname@com. Let's say I'm ONLY interested in emails sent to
> ....@myname.com.
> I have no interest in a website www.myname.com nor ftp ftp.myname.com etc.
> Also let's assume that I currently have both MSN and Comcast email
> accounts that have no relation to myname.com.
>
> Is it possible to set things up such that all mail sent to ...@myname.com
> ends up on either my Comcast or MSN email account? Is it only possible
> for specific emails to specific-name@myname.com to be forwarded to my
> specific email account at MSN or Comcast??
> How does one go about anything like this? What are the features and
> services called? How does one get there from here for the least dollars
> but from reliable and reputable sources? Can it be done with only a
> Network Solutions domain name subscription or does one require an
> intermediate email company to do the forwarding?
>
> Thanks.
>

Re: Email hosting vs Domain Name Help?

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:36:48 GMT, "fred" wrote:

>My research has found the optimal solution for $35 per year from an
>unchallengeable supplier.
>http://www.attworldnetdomains.com/services.asp
>
>
I prefer my supplier. 100 POP3 e-mail accounts, Spamassisin filtering
(fully configurable), unlimited e-mail forwarders, filters, and
autoresponders and 1Gb storage. It's more expensive at $48 per year
though.