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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

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Post by smileybarry »

cmeacham98 wrote: post #29
smileybarry wrote: post #16

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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?

It can, but then pricing bothers me. I just got so used to G Suite free that I don't want to tack on a $10/month subscription for forwarding. (It's silly given the myriad of other subscriptions I'm fine with, though)

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

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Post by bskap »

dudus wrote: post #46
blinkingled wrote: post #43

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No I meant the free Outlook.com web based email and everything to do with that.

Are they different products?

Yes, very. outlook.com (formerly known as Hotmail) is an email provider. Outlook is an email client which can be used with any email provider.

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

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Post by sydney6 »

blinkingled wrote: post #45
sydney6 wrote: post #25

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

Steadily growing spam sent to my Inbox. Delivery issues I have not had those recently but 3 years or so ago my job offer letter was not received. I was kinda spooked after that.

OK, thanks. well, that is indeed quite unfortunate.. regarding things like lost job offers and the like.. Sad state of affairs, i mean e-mail in 2022. But, as an mail-service operator myself, i feel like i can understand, more or less, both sides dealing with the spam issue.

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

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Post by smileybarry »

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…

We use Microsoft 365 business at work and I hate that exact experience. Every time you sign into a Microsoft service you play the coinflip game of: "Does This Accept Work/School Accounts?" And some of them even change over time! Windows Insider (as individual, not Group Policy-/WSUS-deployed) would not see my M365 Business account until recently.

At this point, I just made a "personal" @outlook.com account for the few things that don't.

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

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Post by D13Fd »

blinkingled wrote: post #43
D13Fd wrote: post #33

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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.

No I meant the free Outlook.com web based email and everything to do with that.

Then I would say "Outlook.com" instead of "the entirety of Outlook" because they are very different things.

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

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Post by daurnimator »

smileybarry wrote: post #16
bpye wrote: post #8

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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 might be able to find a solution in migadu (https://www.migadu.com/)

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

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Post by svnpenn »

denysvitali wrote: post #48
P5fRxh5kUvp2th wrote: post #41

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Outlook is terrible, regardless. I've been using it on and off since the 90's and it feels like it gets worse every year, the current iteration is barely usable.

As always Microsoft prioritizes the wrong things: for example with Microsoft Teams (they're not addressing the performance issues). Same goes with Outlook. See what they introduced recently: https://twitter.com/DenysVitali/status/1587752974062944256 Wtf?

> Microsoft Teams

Teams is just a an Electron (AKA Chrome shit-client) program. So nothing can be done, unless they want to re-write the program from scratch. I'm not saying the current situation is acceptable, its not. But when you choose Electron, you more or less doom your product to having awful performance forever.

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

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Post by smileybarry »

denysvitali wrote: post #48
P5fRxh5kUvp2th wrote: post #41

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Outlook is terrible, regardless. I've been using it on and off since the 90's and it feels like it gets worse every year, the current iteration is barely usable.

As always Microsoft prioritizes the wrong things: for example with Microsoft Teams (they're not addressing the performance issues). Same goes with Outlook. See what they introduced recently: https://twitter.com/DenysVitali/status/1587752974062944256 Wtf?

We had the first rollout of that feature, where it was just "" and only on the web. It was weird, being able to "like" email messages but no one saw it unless they opened the web client.

But that's nothing compared to "the new Outlook"[1] being a webview around the Outlook.com UI library. It looks really nice in concepts but once installed it just feels like a browser in a frame: there's a window-sized splash screen, the fonts are "browser-y" (i.e.: wrong smoothing compared to Office), controls "feel" web, etc. I usually like Office Insider but once that rolled out I immediately reverted.

1: https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/new-outlook-for-window...

EDIT: Originally called it "Electron" as a catch-all, forgot about Edge webview.

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