iCloud+ custom email domains should be better

Post by daviddavis » Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 1:35 AM UTC

domlaut wrote: post #71

daviddavis wrote: post #70

With the way that Apple prevents you from reusing Apple IDs, does it mean that if my Apple ID is blah@mydomainname.com and I migrate mydomainname.com (currently using G Suite free) over to iCloud that I can't set up blah@mydomainname.com?

You can. However, if you switch your Apple ID to a different address before you set up both the domain and the blah@mydomainname.com address to route to your account, you won't be able to set up blah@mydomainname.com for any account under your iCloud subscription for a year.

Post by achairapart » Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 2:02 AM UTC

netfortius wrote: post #5

If it's just for custom domain and email, then Infomaniak is yet another choice, on a price to features, unlimited storage (for email) and hosting country (privacy concerns with Apple and US, anyone?!?) ratio solution. I have recently moved my custom domain hosting from a more expensive service, to Infomaniak, and I got the first email address for free (the main from my Google workspace), to which I may add some more…

Post by aikinai » Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 2:09 AM UTC

joshgachnang wrote: post #61

silvestrov wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would fear that Apple forgets about the feature after a few years and then just drops it. This is not central to their business and Apple trims such things very agressively. I would always buy a domain-email from somebody who has this as their main business, and I would never couple my email to Apple which could lock me out of my account if they think I "behave suspiciously".

I'm trying to remember any services that Apple has trimmed, and can't seem to come up with any. I'm sure I'm just not remembering. Do you have examples?

Post by merlinscholz » Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 2:29 AM UTC

nvr219 wrote: post #77

I will once again recommend Fastmail for any family that uses a custom domain. You legacy G-suiters have a couple months left!

Post by daniel_iversen » Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 2:37 AM UTC

domlaut wrote: post #67

daniel_iversen wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could it be that they're trying to make sure that any old online accounts on the old email address isn't able to be hijacked? In most tech workplaces when you leave, your email address is being put in a holding place and not reused - i.e. I never got daniel@ as an email address in any of my companies because there was always a Daniel before me, and once they leave they don't want me to reuse the address because I cou…

It's a reasonable policy for Apple-owned Apple IDs on their public domains (@icloud.com, @mac.com, @me.com), but I don't see how it makes sense for privately owned domains you're already in control of the DNS for. You could use any other mail provider or routing service and get access to any emails that way -- then do a password for any other service where the address used was on the domain you were in control of.