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markwolk · 1 Aug 2021, 07:29 AM

As all Tuffmail refugees, I am nervously looking for a replacement service for my 100+ domains.

At this stage, I focus on Runbox (where I have had a spare account for ages)... but... frankly... I find it is not even half as good as Tuffmail for my needs.

In his email "Tuffmail Ceasing Operation January 1", John Capo mentions in the first place " forwarding email from your domain registrar" as a possible replacement.

For many years, email forwarding at registrar or DNS level has been an unreliable solution, usually not recommended. Have things changed? - I am thinking in particular of hosting the DNS at cloudns.net or porkbun.com and forwarding the emails from there. Their forwarding services have been reliable so far for me, after having tested them for a few years on several lesser important domains.

So, what's the general feeling here among you all email gurus? Forwarding: yay or nay?

1 Aug 2021, 07:29 AM	#1
markwolk Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 346	Mx records vs forwarding: what to do in post-Tuffmail times? As all Tuffmail refugees, I am nervously looking for a replacement service for my 100+ domains. At this stage, I focus on Runbox (where I have had a spare account for ages)... but... frankly... I find it is not even half as good as Tuffmail for my needs. In his email "Tuffmail Ceasing Operation January 1", John Capo mentions in the first place " forwarding email from your domain registrar" as a possible replacement. For many years, email forwarding at registrar or DNS level has been an unreliable solution, usually not recommended. Have things changed? - I am thinking in particular of hosting the DNS at cloudns.net or porkbun.com and forwarding the emails from there. Their forwarding services have been reliable so far for me, after having tested them for a few years on several lesser important domains. So, what's the general feeling here among you all email gurus? Forwarding: yay or nay?