Go-daddy- I have now, but would like to change to another company

Smorton · Feb 27, 2023

Greetings-

I am currently using Go-daddy to "host" (not sure if that is the right terminology) my domain name and two emails that are used for my small company.

With Go-daddy I use Office 365 and I am not nuts about it. I just purchased Office 2016 and like that better.

Question. I need a place to park my domain name and I would like to switch to Outlook 2016 using a hosted Exchange.

I am very elementary when it comes to technology so I apologize if I am unclear about anything.

Can anyone give me some input into the above issues?

Thank you.

SM

OAT · Feb 27, 2023

Hello,
If I understand correcty you'd prefer to use an Exchange based mail system (POP) provider versus a mobile (IMAP) mail system provider.
Is this a right assumption?
Is that what make you like Office 2016 better?
Or Am I totally off?
if that is the case, you just need to set up godaddy outlook clients to this and get rid of the IMAP settings.:

pop.secureserver.net	995
smtpout.secureserver.net	465

Smorton · Feb 27, 2023

OAT said:
Hello,
If I understand correcty you'd prefer to use an Exchange based mail system (POP) provider versus a mobile (IMAP) mail system provider.
Is this a right assumption?
Is that what make you like Office 2016 better?
Or Am I totally off?

You are right on the money and a also need to park my domain someplace.

Thank you.

SM

OAT · Feb 27, 2023

Most companies offer POP,SMTP as well as IMAP so it should not be difficult to find one.
As far as recommending you a company, I'm afraid I would not know.
But be patient, now that we have clarified things, I am sure suggestions will come your way soon.

Smorton · Feb 27, 2023

OAT said:
Most companies offer POP,SMTP as well as IMAP so it should not be difficult to find one.
As far as recommending you a company, I'm afraid I would not know.
But be patient, now that we have clarified things, I am sure suggestions will come your way soon.

Thank you very much.

I will be patient and wait to hear what other recommend.

SM

Haydon · Feb 27, 2023

I thought that GD moved away from POP/SMTP to Exchange a little over a year ago. Of course, if you go with a different email service provider, you could get a POP/SMTP service (or an Exchange service, for that matter) and configure your Outlook 2016 accordingly.

Email services, website hosting, domain name registration, SSL certification (the 's' in https) etc etc are all different services, and GD conveniently offers them all. However, if you have to cobble the different services from different companies, I am not sure if the total will be less $

OAT · Feb 27, 2023

Haydon said:
I thought that GD moved away from POP/SMTP to Exchange a little over a year ago.

This is confusing me because Exchange has always provided POP/SMTP.
As far as GD: GoDaddy - Enable SMTP Authentication

Haydon · Feb 27, 2023

The GD default is apparently Exchange, the following is quoted from the link you posted

"We recommend only enabling SMTP Authentication for user accounts that require it since your default Exchange settings are more secure."

I would suggest the OP to stay with the default Exchange settings, and if they really can't live with it, rather than changing the defaults, they may be better off to move to a POP/SMTP service provider.

Smorton · Feb 27, 2023

Haydon said:
The GD default is apparently Exchange, the following is quoted from the link you posted

"We recommend only enabling SMTP Authentication for user accounts that require it since your default Exchange settings are more secure."

I would suggest the OP to stay with the default Exchange settings, and if they really can't live with it, rather than changing the defaults, they may be better off to move to a POP/SMTP service provider.

I called Go-daddy. They said it was outside the scope of what they do.

At this point if I could get several recommendations for another vendor, similar to Go-daddy which provides for me using my Outlook 2016 that would be great.

Thank you.

SM

Hazel123 · Feb 27, 2023

Not sure if I understand all this but if it's a host for a domain and email I've found 123-reg ok.

https://www.123-reg.co.uk/

Smorton · Feb 27, 2023

Hazel123 said:
Not sure if I understand all this but if it's a host for a domain and email I've found 123-reg ok.

https://www.123-reg.co.uk/

I would prefer some place in the United State. Has anyone tried Postmark?

Thanks again.
SM

Haydon · Feb 27, 2023

Smorton said:
At this point if I could get several recommendations for another vendor, similar to Go-daddy which provides for me using my Outlook 2016 that would be great.

Here is a review of email service providers, there are other reviews of course

Best email provider of 2024

Choose the best email provider for you

www.techradar.com

Note, however, that with these email service providers, you generally get email addresses like

smorton@outlook.com
mycompany@yahoo.com

To get customized email addresses like

smorton@mycompany.com
info@mycompany.com

is more involved, you need the help from the email service provider to get your domain name in your email address (each email service provider does things a little different) and you will lose several days of emails because it takes time to redirect things on the net.

Other things to consider:

- gmail did not play well with Outlook, perhaps things are better now, but I doubt it

- maybe you can live with a compromise email addresses like

mycompany@hotmail.com
mycompanysmorton@hotmail.com

And there are other considerations ... if you tell more about what you do with your emails ... maybe I (or others) can say more ...

glasskuter · Feb 27, 2023

I know less than zero about web hosting myself. It's good to have everyone's ideas on the matter, but maybe talking directly with someone in your area who specializes in web design could give better one on one insight to what 'host' would serve your needs best.

Smorton · Feb 27, 2023

Haydon said:
Here is a review of email service providers, there are other reviews of course

Best email provider of 2024

Choose the best email provider for you

www.techradar.com

Note, however, that with these email service providers, you generally get email addresses like

smorton@outlook.com
mycompany@yahoo.com

To get customized email addresses like

smorton@mycompany.com
info@mycompany.com

is more involved, you need the help from the email service provider to get your domain name in your email address (each email service provider does things a little different) and you will lose several days of emails because it takes time to redirect things on the net.

Other things to consider:

- gmail did not play well with Outlook, perhaps things are better now, but I doubt it

- maybe you can live with a compromise email addresses like

mycompany@hotmail.com
mycompanysmorton@hotmail.com

And there are other considerations ... if you tell more about what you do with your emails ... maybe I (or others) can say more ...

I have customized emails like you stated here:

To get customized email addresses like

smorton@mycompany.com
info@mycompany.com

is more involved, you need the help from the email service provider to get your domain name in your email address (each email service provider does things a little different) and you will lose several days of emails because it takes time to redirect things on the net.

Thank you

SM

Hazel123 · Feb 27, 2023

Smorton said:
I would prefer some place in the United State. Has anyone tried Postmark?

Thanks again.
SM

I can understand that, but when it's online ...............doesn't make much difference! I've been using them for many years for domain names. And have an email address via them too. The settings are straightforward to use and their customer service is pretty good and quick as well.