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You can easily get hosting for ~$20/yr from classic web hosts like Hostineer and just set up email forwarding to people's personal Gmail and get the same functi

You can easily get hosting for ~$20/yr from classic web hosts like Hostineer and just set up email forwarding to people's personal Gmail and get the same functionality with a little bit more control and flexibility on your part.

ISL 4y ago
Email aliasing is more annoying/error-prone than directly hosted GSuite. I've done both.
- mikewave 4y ago
  Sure, but unless your family is growing rapidly, it shouldn't be something you have to do very often.
- Alupis 4y ago
  Ya, aliasing is certainly not a replacement - particularly for non-tech savvy family members. I've also been around long enough to know not to try running my own email server anymore... been there, done that (Zimbra & Exchange). While possible, it will consume more of your time than you want. It's just beyond me why the likes of Google and Microsoft have not come up with a Family plan for bringing your own domain name... one that doesn't cost $5-6+ per month per user.
  - mikewave 4y ago
    I'm not suggesting running your own mail server. Hosts like Hostineer do that for you. Setting up forwarding takes three seconds in a web UI.
    - Alupis 4y ago
      I understand, but forwarding in my experience is brittle and rife with it's own problems. The point of paying an email service is to make me not have to worry about it anymore. Gmail is free, and Workspace is $6 per user, Fastmail is $5 per user, etc. If I'm anywhere near $20 monthly, I'd rather pay it to someone to have proper email and no "hacks". I just think it's absurd there is no "family & personal" option for any of these services... particularly Google where they could hoover up everyone's inbox like they already do in Gmail, plus make a few bucks monthly for the privilege of allowing me to use my own domain name. That's literally all everyone wants here... GMail + Custom Domain Name. Google One should have this an a paid option and support X number of other users you can invite (family members with their own Gmail accounts). Families don't need retention policies, GDPR accreditation, etc.
      - Fileformat 4y ago
        https://www.migadu.com/pricing/ https://www.migadu.com/pricing/ $19/year
  - fuzzzerd 4y ago
    Microsoft has a family plan, it's 99/year, includes five or six accounts and a few TB of onedrive storage along with a vanity domain.
    - Alupis 4y ago
      The vanity domain must be registered with GoDaddy, and doesn't provide attachment screening nor email encryption. So... It's artificially gimped for no real reason.
      - extra88 4y ago
        It's not supported but apparently it's possible to use a personal domain for Microsoft email without using GoDaddy as your registrar. https://www.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/ft15pk/use_personalized_domain_with_outlook_and_office/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/ft15pk/use_perso...
riffic 4y ago
cloudflare is doing forwarding for free now.

ISL 4y ago

Email aliasing is more annoying/error-prone than directly hosted GSuite. I've done both.

mikewave 4y ago
Sure, but unless your family is growing rapidly, it shouldn't be something you have to do very often.
Alupis 4y ago
Ya, aliasing is certainly not a replacement - particularly for non-tech savvy family members. I've also been around long enough to know not to try running my own email server anymore... been there, done that (Zimbra & Exchange). While possible, it will consume more of your time than you want. It's just beyond me why the likes of Google and Microsoft have not come up with a Family plan for bringing your own domain name... one that doesn't cost $5-6+ per month per user.
- mikewave 4y ago
  I'm not suggesting running your own mail server. Hosts like Hostineer do that for you. Setting up forwarding takes three seconds in a web UI.
  - Alupis 4y ago
    I understand, but forwarding in my experience is brittle and rife with it's own problems. The point of paying an email service is to make me not have to worry about it anymore. Gmail is free, and Workspace is $6 per user, Fastmail is $5 per user, etc. If I'm anywhere near $20 monthly, I'd rather pay it to someone to have proper email and no "hacks". I just think it's absurd there is no "family & personal" option for any of these services... particularly Google where they could hoover up everyone's inbox like they already do in Gmail, plus make a few bucks monthly for the privilege of allowing me to use my own domain name. That's literally all everyone wants here... GMail + Custom Domain Name. Google One should have this an a paid option and support X number of other users you can invite (family members with their own Gmail accounts). Families don't need retention policies, GDPR accreditation, etc.
    - Fileformat 4y ago
      https://www.migadu.com/pricing/ https://www.migadu.com/pricing/ $19/year
- fuzzzerd 4y ago
  Microsoft has a family plan, it's 99/year, includes five or six accounts and a few TB of onedrive storage along with a vanity domain.
  - Alupis 4y ago
    The vanity domain must be registered with GoDaddy, and doesn't provide attachment screening nor email encryption. So... It's artificially gimped for no real reason.
    - extra88 4y ago
      It's not supported but apparently it's possible to use a personal domain for Microsoft email without using GoDaddy as your registrar. https://www.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/ft15pk/use_personalized_domain_with_outlook_and_office/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/ft15pk/use_perso...

riffic 4y ago

cloudflare is doing forwarding for free now.