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11 Aug 2013, 08:24 AM | #1 | |
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Rackspace vs Polarismail
How do the two services compare?
Polarismail has the following in its basic account: Quote:
Also aliases - does this mean I get to create other email addresses, eg mufoo@rackspace.com, and emails sent to this address will get delivered to by account? Also, does Rackspace offer aliases? Last edited by Ceramic : 11 Aug 2013 at 08:34 AM. |
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11 Aug 2013, 02:40 PM | #2 |
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AFAIK those features are primarily intended for people who bring their own domains. So you'd get a large number of aliases at your own domain, as well as a catch-all for all mail arriving at your own domain.
You might or might not be allowed to use the service provider's domain -- Polarismail seems to allow this to some extent, though not with polarismail.com -- but since it's not your domain, what you can do with it is obviously going to be strictly limited. I can't imagine that they would allow all mail arriving at one of their domains to be directed to your account, because that would prevent all their other customers from using that domain. If you bring your own domain, Rackspace also allows you to create aliases on that domain. Not sure about catch-all. Last edited by kijinbear : 11 Aug 2013 at 03:52 PM. |
11 Aug 2013, 04:03 PM | #3 |
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Rackspace is one of best service and I am with them from day one when they were webmail.us
their email hosting is best and it has everything whatever you need. they have alias management too. I have one domain where I have more than 20 alias on it. |
12 Aug 2013, 04:59 AM | #4 |
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Both services will allow catchalls and aliases. Both will also allow you to setup a filter to redirect email sent to a particular alias into a folder.
Hope this helps! |
12 Aug 2013, 05:28 AM | #5 | |
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Thanks everyone.
Anyone take advantage of Polarismails fastmail promotion? Quote:
Rackspace gives one email account for $1 a month with discount. |
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12 Aug 2013, 08:34 AM | #6 |
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Don't forget though for Rackspace you have a $10 minimum order per month, whereas you do not have that with Polarismail.
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12 Aug 2013, 10:18 AM | #7 |
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I think, though not 100% sure, you could get a $5 minimum if you use the Spiceworks discount. Granted that doesn't include activesync (additional $1/month/mailbox) but you get 5 mailboxes. Still more $$ than Polarismail though for single mailboxes.
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12 Aug 2013, 07:43 PM | #8 |
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13 Aug 2013, 05:01 AM | #9 |
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Things may have changed but when I was using Rackspace the min order was $10 regardless if discount was applied or not.
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13 Aug 2013, 03:50 PM | #10 |
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Rackspace seems overkill for the needs you describe.
From my very bad experience with Polarismail I'd advise against it, many people are happy using this service though. |
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13 Aug 2013, 05:28 PM | #12 |
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14 Aug 2013, 03:00 AM | #13 |
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For what you need you could even find a webhosting account and the basic filters would be able to achieve what you want. Just make sure you find a really reliable one that cares not only about the websites hosted but the email side of things to.
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14 Aug 2013, 05:18 AM | #14 |
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Yes, I am looking at Gandi's Domain name registering service. They provide an email account.
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21 Feb 2020, 11:13 PM | #15 |
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This is very good topic. Polarismail and Rackspace are 2 best services at all. Rackspace is better, but cost more, minimum 10$. The best part of Rackspace (compared with Polarismail):
1) envelope-from (SMTP MAIL FROM) is always the same as mailbox main address. This allows to set any From address and SPF is still correct, because you have SPF record in your nameserver, in your domain, to allow Rackspace sending mails out.......Polarismail sets envelope-from the same as you set into From. And this means SPF dont fit anymore. 2) DKIM ready. Polarismail is not. 3) Migration tool that works also as one directional synchronization. Polarismail font is little better but this dont mean Rackspace is ugly. Polarismail have folder sharing, Rackspace dont. Polarismail have possibility to include external IMAP mailboxes as additional folders in mailbox. Altough you can copy mails between those mailboxes, the mails date dont preserver and its not good idea for copy. |