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Google Hosted Domain vs MSN Custom Domains

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I have had had the priveleges to use both MSN custom domains and  Gmail hosted domains , which allow me to keep my domain emails on a seperate mail server than my web space hosting provider. 

Hosted domains basically allow you to host your email accounts on sites like Gmail and MSN, requiring you to change the MX records for your domain to point to the mail servers provided by them.

Three things that prompted me to use the hosted domain services are

1. I kind of don't like the default squirrel mail that's comes a part of most hosted websites, the interface is a bit clumsy and features are little.

2. Hosting my email on a mail provider allows me to use their features which they already have in place for regular users.

3. I do not have to worry about email accounts eating up into my hosting space. 

Though I have used both Gmail and MSN for hosting my domains email accounts, I am clearly in favor of using Gmail for my hosted email service.

Reason 1 and the top most priority is MSN hosting provided me with 2 MB of space and a non Windows live account ( even though they said that they would provide 2 GB and a Windows Live account, this feature is only avialable in a select few countries ), now compare that with Gmail's service which provides me 2 GB of email space, that's a whopping 1000 times more space than MSN provided me with.

Reason 2 and again one of the most important is that Gmail allows me to use pop accounts, meaning that I can directly access my hosted accounts from my desktop using Outlook or Thunderbird or for that matter any desktop pop mail reading application.

This feature is not avialable in MSN hosted domains, and user's have to pay additional amounts to avial this facility.

Third reason was that Gmail's interface is very easier than that compared to MSN, the email interface being familiar is also much better and faster than what MSN Hotmail non-live accounts have.

Fourth reason is that the domains that I have hosted are directly related to my regular Gmail account.

Anyone else has had any experiences with either one of these services, please let me know through your comments.

 

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  1. MIGUE on July 10th, 2008 at 10:53 am #

    i have tested both. Its much better gmail in every detail BUT MSN have something that Googleapps dont, and that with MSN users can create their own account without any problem. In Google the admin must create every account and in MSN you can place a gadget (they give it) in your site, and users can create their own account with your domain. Check it out here http://www.cheguevara.com.ar . Thats why I choosed MSN instead of Googlapps.

  2. qarla on January 5th, 2009 at 5:45 pm #

    oh! i love that gatget your talking about @ migue. Anyway, i’m now commited to blogger and google apps. coz it’s in one package. :)

  3. Techii on April 30th, 2009 at 3:04 am #

    Hey thanks for your information. I hope it will help me to select between these two.

  4. Yeeher on May 19th, 2009 at 6:50 am #

    GHS(Google Hosted Service) is all along bocked in China. What the !@&%!

  5. ceghap on November 3rd, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    i have used live mail for my domain right now,
    i am interested to gmail.

    does gmail provide free email host for our domain like live.com? please respon. i would like to change it if it is free. And can you give me the link for me to setup my domain at gmail?