[COLUG] Mail server advice

[Jeffrey Tadlock]

On Jan 24, 2008 5:52 PM, Rick Troth <rmt at casita.net> wrote:
> Perhaps others could share their experiences
> with getting their email Googled?  It took me a couple of attempts.

I moved my email to Google several months ago.  Currently I use the
Google apps option and have the MX record for one of my busier vanity
domains pointed to them.  The setup was straightforward and went very
smoothly.  I will be doing the same for another one of my vanity
domains in the near future as part of a hosting provider move.

So far I have been quite happy with the switch.  The amount of spam I
actually receive in my Inbox hovers around one, maybe two a week.
Considering the domain I moved houses one of the emails I tend to post
to mailing lists with I find that extremely good.

My reasons for taking the Google pill was that I get enough spam
fighting in for a day at work.  I didn't feel the need to do so at
home as well.  It also makes it easy for the other family members to
have their choice of way to access the email I handle for them through
the vanity domain.  They can use Gmail directly or configure an email
client to do POP or IMAP.

--Jeffrey