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Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com

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Re: Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com

#21
post #14

currently (or before they remove it) custom domains for outlook are locked with godaddy, meaning you have to have the domain registered with godaddy, or transfer your domain to godaddy i hope they bring back this feature, but open it to any registrar

Not entirely true, I got it working just fine using cloudflare. You just have to create the right DNS entries by hand.

Re: Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com

#22
I’ve been using the custom email domain feature that comes with iCloud+ for some time now, and have had zero issues with it. I imagine many of us here already pay the measly 99¢ fee for additional storage, but I was unaware of that addition until recently.

Awfully easy to do, even if you’re wary of DNS.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212514

Re: Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com

#24
post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're looking for a new provider I'd vouch for Fastmail. I switched from Google's free plan back when they killed Inbox, and I've been pretty happy with it.

My problem is that I use my G Suite Free as a sort-of alias, it all still goes to my main Gmail (that I can't change due to billions of accounts pointing to it) and I then send replies back with the @domain.name identity (and associated SMTP). I haven't been able to find a service to fill that niche that isn't a whole inbox, but also doesn't feel like some shaky registrar IMAP/SMTP setup. It's definitely a deliverabi…

You can configure Fastmail to do that, but I guess it would be in reverse. I have some old Google accounts (old student email and pre-custom domain gmail) configured to forward mail to Fastmail, and then Fastmail configured to send email via Google for those email addresses too.

https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/1500000278022-Us...

Re: Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com

#25

They should kill entirety of Outlook.com. It's been years and they can't get the spam under control. Nor the absolutely garbage UI.

What do you mean by that? Are you having spam in your inbox or do mean deliverability issues to *.outlook.com?

Re: Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com

#26

They should kill entirety of Outlook.com. It's been years and they can't get the spam under control. Nor the absolutely garbage UI.

I've been using Outlook email primarily for the last decade. Not that much spam, compared to other mailboxes I have.

Re: Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com

#27
post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're looking for a new provider I'd vouch for Fastmail. I switched from Google's free plan back when they killed Inbox, and I've been pretty happy with it.

My problem is that I use my G Suite Free as a sort-of alias, it all still goes to my main Gmail (that I can't change due to billions of accounts pointing to it) and I then send replies back with the @domain.name identity (and associated SMTP). I haven't been able to find a service to fill that niche that isn't a whole inbox, but also doesn't feel like some shaky registrar IMAP/SMTP setup. It's definitely a deliverabi…

I use Fastmail, and have it pull in my gmail account via IMAP. I actually don’t have too much sent to my gmail these days, as I was already using the custom domain with gmail for many years before I switched providers, but what does get sent to it comes through just fine.

Re: Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com

#28
post #15

He says in 4 weeks but it's actually 1 year and 4 weeks. It was a PITA feature anyway for the family plans, requiring the domain be hosted on GoDaddy. I can't imagine it was a super popular feature.

Oh really? I thought I just had to point DNS entries and that's it. Bah, I guess I don't mind then.

Re: Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com

#29
post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're looking for a new provider I'd vouch for Fastmail. I switched from Google's free plan back when they killed Inbox, and I've been pretty happy with it.

My problem is that I use my G Suite Free as a sort-of alias, it all still goes to my main Gmail (that I can't change due to billions of accounts pointing to it) and I then send replies back with the @domain.name identity (and associated SMTP). I haven't been able to find a service to fill that niche that isn't a whole inbox, but also doesn't feel like some shaky registrar IMAP/SMTP setup. It's definitely a deliverabi…

I'm not sure why this can't work with basically any email provider? Setup you domain like normal, and configure gmail to forward all incoming mail to your address on your domain.

What is the feature you're missing here?

Re: Microsoft is killing custom domain names in Outlook.com

#30
post #14

currently (or before they remove it) custom domains for outlook are locked with godaddy, meaning you have to have the domain registered with godaddy, or transfer your domain to godaddy i hope they bring back this feature, but open it to any registrar

hmmm. I have had my personal domain on google domains. But have had a custom domain email with outlook from back when it was free. Though I guess I'll need to migrate to something else now.
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