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Is there any free Mail hosting service website?

like free DNS, free web hosting service?

         

doctorbear

4:06 am on Oct 17, 2005 (gmt 0)



We all know free DNS (dynamic/static) service website
like zoneedit.com...
free web hosting service website (a lot)...

But is there any free email hosting service website?
Something like "Virtual email hosting",
which let me receive emails like ***@mydomain.com
from their server?

The domain: mydomain.com is the domain I own.
Meanwhile, I am running www.mydomain.com web service at my home
cable with dynamic IP address.

In one world, I want to host my web @home while
host my mail server NOT @home.

nicheguy

11:10 pm on Oct 18, 2005 (gmt 0)



Just point your MX record to the email host of your choice. They should have simple instructions on how to do this.

mcavic

11:28 pm on Oct 18, 2005 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



You can't just point the MX somewhere ... the mail server that you point to has to allow it. Generally, that service would be bundled with the web hosting package.

You *might* be able to get a free web host and just use it for the email.

Or, you could host your mail at home too. If your dynamic IP changed, your mail might get misdirected or bounced, but more likely, it would just be delayed until you updated your IP. For spam control reasons, though, you can't *send* mail from a mail server on a dynamic IP.