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

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 03, 2022, 10:52 PM UTC

annoyingnoob wrote: post #20

smileybarry wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is about using a custom domain, and it's not a free feature. It's only if you pay for Microsoft 365 Personal/Family, or any of the 365 business plans. (They're killing it for 365 Personal/Family plans) Spammers can still use a ...@outlook.com address as before, and if they made it to having a domain + paid Microsoft 365 subscription, Microsoft have a credit card to blacklist.

I get plenty of custom domain name spam that comes through outlook.com (I'm not even talking about M365/O365). Free or not, Outlook.com is abused for spam constantly.

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

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Post by orev » Thu, Nov 03, 2022, 10:52 PM UTC

system2 wrote: post #23

Almost sounds like MS Exchange is being shut down. What is it exactly they are talking about?

Outlook.com webmail.

But separately, MS is definitely killing on-prem Exchange as well. Maybe not today, but they have been very clear that they want everyone in their cloud.

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

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Post by D13Fd » Thu, Nov 03, 2022, 10:54 PM UTC

blinkingled wrote: post #11

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.

You mean the e-mail client that the vast majority of U.S. companies use daily to send and receive millions if not billions of emails?

Yeah, I'm sure they'll get right on that.

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

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Post by gigel82 » Thu, Nov 03, 2022, 10:55 PM UTC

I have a 365 family subscription thing (got it on discount from MS friends) and looked into the custom domain but it was missing important features like catch-all. Glad I didn't adopt it now.

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

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Post by dstaley » Thu, Nov 03, 2022, 10:56 PM UTC

I was really hoping Microsoft would expand this feature. I currently use a Microsoft 365 Business account for my personal email, and it feels like using a chainsaw to open a letter. One of the biggest gripes I have is the fact that a "Microsoft Account" and a Microsoft 365 account are two separate things, and you can't use a Microsoft 365 Account email for a Microsoft Account. Several Microsoft services only work with Microsoft Accounts, so I keep a @outlook.com email around just for those rare instances.

For example, I believe Xbox only allows Microsoft Accounts, so I wouldn't be able to login to an Xbox using my primary email address.

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

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Post by kornhole » Thu, Nov 03, 2022, 10:56 PM UTC

Services like ImprovMX will love this. They can make any domain you own and link it to your email account without setup on the mailbox. gandi.net gives you 2 free inboxes for every domain you own, but the free tier has limited services and size.

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

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Post by barbazoo » Thu, Nov 03, 2022, 10:58 PM UTC

blinkingled wrote: post #11

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.

They all have problems with spam. Outlook, Google, Fastmail. I wouldn't say that's a reason to shut the service down.

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

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Post by blinkingled » Thu, Nov 03, 2022, 11:02 PM UTC

barbazoo wrote: post #37

blinkingled wrote: post #11

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.

They all have problems with spam. Outlook, Google, Fastmail. I wouldn't say that's a reason to shut the service down.

The difference is I hardly ever see spam on Gmail and Fastmail. Whereas outlook it's 10 delivered every 4hours that the Android app notifies me for! And stuff that should be easily identifiable as spam too.

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

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Post by geek_at » Thu, Nov 03, 2022, 11:02 PM UTC

dstaley wrote: post #35

I was really hoping Microsoft would expand this feature. I currently use a Microsoft 365 Business account for my personal email, and it feels like using a chainsaw to open a letter. One of the biggest gripes I have is the fact that a "Microsoft Account" and a Microsoft 365 account are two separate things, and you can't use a Microsoft 365 Account email for a Microsoft Account. Several Microsoft services only work wit…

> it feels like using a chainsaw to open a letter

Oh yes this sums it up perfectly. I'm a MSP and most of my clients use either google or ms365 and I gotta say the microsoft solution feels so damn clunky and setting scattered around different domains and services. It feels like it's built around (sub(sub))licenses and googles solution feels like it's built for actual users

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

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Post by danielodievich » Thu, Nov 03, 2022, 11:06 PM UTC

My wife's SMB+personalized email is on the Exchange Online (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/exchange/compa...) Plan 1 for JUST THE EMAIL for $5.51/mo. Funny, the plan right this moment is $4.00/mo, I wonder why we're paying extra? Probably not worth troubleshooting though, the service is worth it.

Anyhow, I helped her transfer the email from Network Solutions to Microsoft, it was reasonably well documented with guard rails on both sides. It's been rock solid for over a year now. She has a hotmail account for junk and Microsoft account stuff.