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[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: HarryK
Question for RossMan and other longtime HostPC users.

Do you use your hostpc domain as your PRIMARY email address?

I currently have hosting elsewhere but after occasional downtimes, I've been forced to use my TW/RR account for my most important emails so I don't lose any. I'm just curious if HostPC meets the uptime level to where you guys will trust all of your email to their servers.

Thanks

Good question.

Yes, this makes me wonder what their BACKUP policy is?

Which server are you on?

 

[RossMAN]

Harry - This is for you

http://www.hostpc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1321

 

[HarryK]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Good question.

Yes, this makes me wonder what their BACKUP policy is?

Which server are you on?

I'm not with HostPC right now. I've got an account with a different host but every once in a while things go down. I wasn't worried about my existing mail staying put, just worried that there'd be some mail I don't get. Most of the times that the domain becomes unreachable, the mail will eventually trickle in at a later date, but not always. Sometimes some emails never make it to my account. So I'm not sure that the backup policy would really answer my question (although it's a good question on its own).

Currently my solution is to use a very stable forwarding domain to fwrd all my mail. Most of my mail is addressed to that fwd, but it's automatically rerouted to: my personal hosted domain's IMAP account, to a free ISP email account AND to my RoadRunner account. That way if my personal domain doesn't get something, I've got 2 backups. (and sometimes the free ISP craps out as well)

And then for the most uber-important emails, I just give out my Road Runner address (because even the stable forwarding service that I use has gone down 1 or 2 times in the last few years) and so far (knock on wood) the RoadRunner account has never gone down and is still pretty free of spam.

I'd like to stop checking three email accounts and just rely on one. I don't just rely on the RR account because I don't want it to be full of spam, and I like using my own domain name because I can make up however many email addresses that I want (bestbuy@mydomain.com, FW@mydomain.com etc) but since I can't 100% rely on my personal domain to get 100% of emails 100% of the time, I'm stuck using this primitive multi-email-safety-net system.

So, is it safe to assume that you do NOT use your HostPC account for ALL of your email?
Thanks RM

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: HarryK

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Good question.

Yes, this makes me wonder what their BACKUP policy is?

Which server are you on?

I'm not with HostPC right now. I've got an account with a different host but every once in a while things go down. I wasn't worried about my existing mail staying put, just worried that there'd be some mail I don't get. Most of the times that the domain becomes unreachable, the mail will eventually trickle in at a later date, but not always. Sometimes some emails never make it to my account. So I'm not sure that the backup policy would really answer my question (although it's a good question on its own).

Currently my solution is to use a very stable forwarding domain to fwrd all my mail. Most of my mail is addressed to that fwd, but it's automatically rerouted to: my personal hosted domain's IMAP account, to a free ISP email account AND to my RoadRunner account. That way if my personal domain doesn't get something, I've got 2 backups. (and sometimes the free ISP craps out as well)

And then for the most uber-important emails, I just give out my Road Runner address (because even the stable forwarding service that I use has gone down 1 or 2 times in the last few years) and so far (knock on wood) the RoadRunner account has never gone down and is still pretty free of spam.

I'd like to stop checking three email accounts and just rely on one. I don't just rely on the RR account because I don't want it to be full of spam, and I like using my own domain name because I can make up however many email addresses that I want (bestbuy@mydomain.com, FW@mydomain.com etc) but since I can't 100% rely on my personal domain to get 100% of emails 100% of the time, I'm stuck using this primitive multi-email-safety-net system.

So, is it safe to assume that you do NOT use your HostPC account for ALL of your email?
Thanks RM

Incorrect.

I use HostPC as my MAIN e-mail address. Furthermore I am a webmail addict so I keep my email on their servers (rather than using IMAP or POP to download to an email client). I like having access to my email whether I'm at work, home or out & about.

In the 8 months I have been with HostPC they have NEVER lost any email however my site has gone down a few times (maybe 3?). Pretty good considering it's only $15.98/yr

I use it mostly for e-mail.

What I LOVE is how easy backing up is. I can (and should) backup my account often but I never do

 

[HarryK]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

I use HostPC as my MAIN e-mail address.

Excellent. Good to know.

Furthermore I am a webmail addict so I keep my email on their servers (rather than using IMAP or POP to download to an email client). I like having access to my email whether I'm at work, home or out & about.

I do the the same. My current host uses Horde so I use my home PC email client to "download" my email all the time, but I use the webmail interface when I'm out and about. I've got email on there from a couple years ago.

I assume that, if nothing else, I can have my email client set to "leave mail on server" so I could use both webmail and a non-web-based client at home with HostPC as well.

What I LOVE is how easy backing up is. I can (and should) backup my account often but I never do

I'm checking that out right now and it looks very cool. My current host does NOT provide for user backups and to get them to do a backup is an extra charge.

Thanks for the replies RossMan

 

[RossMAN]

You're welcome, I'm happy to help anyone who has any domain or web hosting related questions

FYI - Horde is usually installed on cPanel servers, HostPC uses DirectAdmin which offers Squirrelmail.

 

[Noirish]

Is there a chance they will come back with $8.99/yr?
Now it's $15.98/yr...