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I had a similar issue when I first brought my iPad. Turns out, Apple doesn't like custom domains for emails. So, I had to make an Apple account with a Gmail acc

I had a similar issue when I first brought my iPad. Turns out, Apple doesn't like custom domains for emails. So, I had to make an Apple account with a Gmail account, then remove the Gmail account and add my email address with the custom domain. Why? Who knows. Still remember my first experience after buying an iPad.

cosmic_cheese 9mo ago
Might've had something to do with the state of the various email security measures on the domain. I have an Apple account on a custom domain with Fastmail and it's never been a problem.
- HexDecOctBin 9mo ago
  Mine was also managed by Fastmail. And no one else has ever had a problem with it (including Apple when I added it after signing up).
k12sosse 9mo ago
You have to reach a human to make a Flickr account in 2025 if you use a custom domain. It wasn't too difficult, they gave me some reason about abuse. Whatever.
- afandian 9mo ago
  What does custom domain mean? Just an email provider other than the mainstream ones?
  - gortok 9mo ago
    You purchase your own domain name and use that domain name as your email address. For instance, if I had an email address that was me@afandian.com; the afandian.com would be a custom domain. It's not routed to @gmail.com, it's routed to @afandian.com. Now in practice you can have a custom domain and still have it managed by Google's Mail servers; but it's the domain name itself that sends up the flags.
    - afandian 9mo ago
      Yeah that's what I thought GP meant. It just seems like it should be so commonplace. It just seems ridiculous that it means > You have to reach a human
mmmlinux 9mo ago
I couldn't make an account on the website Digikey outsourced all their 3d models to with my work email. signed up with my personal gmail account in less than 30 seconds. This is not some Apple specific problem. Also this was yesterday. Never did I get any of the 3 confirmation emails they claim they sent to my work mail.

cosmic_cheese 9mo ago

Might've had something to do with the state of the various email security measures on the domain. I have an Apple account on a custom domain with Fastmail and it's never been a problem.

HexDecOctBin 9mo ago
Mine was also managed by Fastmail. And no one else has ever had a problem with it (including Apple when I added it after signing up).

k12sosse 9mo ago

You have to reach a human to make a Flickr account in 2025 if you use a custom domain. It wasn't too difficult, they gave me some reason about abuse. Whatever.

afandian 9mo ago
What does custom domain mean? Just an email provider other than the mainstream ones?
- gortok 9mo ago
  You purchase your own domain name and use that domain name as your email address. For instance, if I had an email address that was me@afandian.com; the afandian.com would be a custom domain. It's not routed to @gmail.com, it's routed to @afandian.com. Now in practice you can have a custom domain and still have it managed by Google's Mail servers; but it's the domain name itself that sends up the flags.
  - afandian 9mo ago
    Yeah that's what I thought GP meant. It just seems like it should be so commonplace. It just seems ridiculous that it means > You have to reach a human

mmmlinux 9mo ago

I couldn't make an account on the website Digikey outsourced all their 3d models to with my work email. signed up with my personal gmail account in less than 30 seconds. This is not some Apple specific problem. Also this was yesterday. Never did I get any of the 3 confirmation emails they claim they sent to my work mail.