Setting up email exchange

[mediakitchen]

After recently losing over a years worth of email due to a problem with my backup system (not backing up hidden folders) I am looking into improving my email system. I have heard of the ability to set up an Outlook exchange on a server but don't really know much about this.

Does this sound like a sensible solution? And if so is it something I can do on a shared hosting account? Are there any cost implications? Any advice on how to do this much appreciated.

Essentially I have about 10 different pop3 email accounts and would like to be able to access these accounts from any of my 3 PCs and for all emails to be securely backed up each day so that I do not lose the emails if my PCs die / are stolen etc.

Thanks

Paul

[computer storm]

Do all the pop3 accounts reside on the same server or do they have different domain names.

If all have the same domain name you can use Microsoft Exchange online, there is more info on it here.

http://www.microsoft.com/online/en-gb/default.mspx

This should give you a bit more info on what you can do with the Microsoft hosted packages.

[mediakitchen]

Thanks for the reply.

Different servers. I have my mediakitchen.co.uk email addresses, my btinternet.com one and then a few others related to other domains.

I do have webmail for each of these email addresses but it would take ages to check each one if I had to log in to each separate webmail account.

Paul

[aoteg]

Hi, If you would like to set-up your own, Exchange server including mobile email access
drop me a PM and could advice you on solutions..

[aoteg]

If you set-up your own mail server, you should be able consolidates those POP3 account/domains to eradicate checking each one every time with distribution groups

[BrecklandGroup]

In house exchange is way overkill at around £1100 plus server plus installation , you would be best suited by a Hosted Exchange Solutions.

Have you looked into Googlemail? It can import mail from other pop accounts and fits your requirement by being web based. You can even set it up to use your own purchased domains as opposed to whatever@gmail.com

[Rienne]

for around US$20 a year, you can pop3 as many different accounts into Yahoo as you want, and alias send from them as well.

[PureIT]

I'd be careful about using a hosted exchange solution - in theory they look okay but depending on volume of email they can be slow. I've moved many a client off hosted exchange as they all complain about poor performance - before anyone says it - yes they were using Outlook in cached mode as well.

You could look at SBS which includes exchange? Can't say any of my clients are happy trusting their email to anyone else

Just my opinion

[othellotech]

I've moved many a client off hosted exchange as they all complain about poor performance

That's more likely to be a combination of their choice of email supplier, and their choice of ISP for internet connectivity...


ability to set up an Outlook exchange on a server but don't really know much about this.
Does this sound like a sensible solution? And if so is it something I can do on a shared hosting account?

No, it's not something you can do on a shared-hosting account, and by asking indicates you dont have the skills/experience to manage it in-house, so a managed/outsourced exchange service might be a better solution.

However do you *need* M$-Exchange ? Or are you simply looking for better email management and backups ? And how much do you want to spend (bring Exchange into the equation will add ~£2000 to your email costs)

[PureIT]

That's more likely to be a combination of their choice of email supplier, and their choice of ISP for internet connectivity...


No, it's not something you can do on a shared-hosting account, and by asking indicates you dont have the skills/experience to manage it in-house, so a managed/outsourced exchange service might be a better solution.

Oh really - who do you recommend then?

I thought 1and1 offer exchange on a shared hosting account? and so do fasthosts I believe