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There are reddit posts showing how to bypass the Godaddy requirement. I used them to setup Office 365 for my family. I have since moved the family emails to ic

by wdtrsd 5y ago

There are reddit posts showing how to bypass the Godaddy requirement. I used them to setup Office 365 for my family. I have since moved the family emails to icloud mail since we already pay for icloud+ and I get multiple domain support, and aliases.

rcarmo 5y ago
Those Reddit posts are two years old.
minton 5y ago
I have considered moving to iCloud as well. How do you find the UX? It has been a decade+ since I used the Mail app but I don’t have fond memories.
- gzer0 5y ago
  I find it cumbersome. I have a custom domain on iCloud and it's terrible for checking the mail from web browser (which I need to do whilst at work). Not only that. the 2FA requirement is particularly bad. You cannot use 2FA apps (such as authenticator.cc / bitwarden / 1password); the requirement is having an apple device that you have physically signed in on before to be able to allow you to log in. Every single time. Even if you save the cookies.
  - skinnymuch 5y ago
    I absolutely hate Google and Apple’s 2FA of verifying with a diff device. So annoying. I don’t need to check mail by web browser though. So maybe I’ll do it.
addicted 5y ago
If I was starting off afresh I certainly wouldn't do that. All it takes is for some partnership manager who deals with the GoDaddy rep to get enough pressure put on them about this for the workarounds to become impossible within a few weeks. And unlike most other things, this being unofficial, there need not even be an announcement with a few weeks to months of transition time. You'll just wake up overnight and it's not working.
- pathartl 5y ago
  While purely anecdotal, mine's been working for over two years using a .tl tld.
phs318u 5y ago
Interesting. I didn't realise Apple supported multiple domains. That must have happened after I moved away. I actually went the other way from Apple to Microsoft. I run a Linux laptop and iPhone, and the kids run all Apple kit. I've found the Linux support for MS better than for Apple (Evolution for email and calendar; OneDrive for live home directory sync across devices; and I use Firefox for password synchronisation). I tried to find a way to use iCloud storage for file sync with Linux but found nothing.
artificialLimbs 5y ago
>> aliases Can you wildcard aliases with your domain?

by wdtrsd 5y ago

rcarmo 5y ago

Those Reddit posts are two years old.

minton 5y ago

I have considered moving to iCloud as well. How do you find the UX? It has been a decade+ since I used the Mail app but I don’t have fond memories.

gzer0 5y ago
I find it cumbersome. I have a custom domain on iCloud and it's terrible for checking the mail from web browser (which I need to do whilst at work). Not only that. the 2FA requirement is particularly bad. You cannot use 2FA apps (such as authenticator.cc / bitwarden / 1password); the requirement is having an apple device that you have physically signed in on before to be able to allow you to log in. Every single time. Even if you save the cookies.
- skinnymuch 5y ago
  I absolutely hate Google and Apple’s 2FA of verifying with a diff device. So annoying. I don’t need to check mail by web browser though. So maybe I’ll do it.

addicted 5y ago

If I was starting off afresh I certainly wouldn't do that. All it takes is for some partnership manager who deals with the GoDaddy rep to get enough pressure put on them about this for the workarounds to become impossible within a few weeks. And unlike most other things, this being unofficial, there need not even be an announcement with a few weeks to months of transition time. You'll just wake up overnight and it's not working.

pathartl 5y ago
While purely anecdotal, mine's been working for over two years using a .tl tld.

phs318u 5y ago

Interesting. I didn't realise Apple supported multiple domains. That must have happened after I moved away. I actually went the other way from Apple to Microsoft. I run a Linux laptop and iPhone, and the kids run all Apple kit. I've found the Linux support for MS better than for Apple (Evolution for email and calendar; OneDrive for live home directory sync across devices; and I use Firefox for password synchronisation). I tried to find a way to use iCloud storage for file sync with Linux but found nothing.

artificialLimbs 5y ago

>> aliases Can you wildcard aliases with your domain?