Email hosting

[krytonsheep]

one more vote for gmail. However I use Windows Live Mail as the client. Basically has a nicer interface, lets you access your email off line and works well with mutliple email accounts.

[Joe90]

Google offer the best bet for a free solution.

Also, not really an email solution, but it might be of interest...

If you don't mind parting with a little bit of cash, you could take out a cheap web hosting deal.

After also having massive issues with Streamline I'd thoroughly recommend Vidahost who I've now been with for about 6 months.

Their basic package would give you the email server you're looking for but then also include some of the basic website features as well like a domain, a file server etc. £17 for a year.

I've got a (referral!) link...
http://www.vidahost.com/markwalker

and my name also acts as a coupon code for 10% off

[administrator]

Another vote for Google Apps. Pretty damn good for free

[Sockpuppet]

1and1.co.uk here.

I pay about £10 a month and not had any problems in the 4 years I've been with them. Also covers my webhosting which is mainly used by me to run some perl scripts to clean up data too large for excel to handle.

[Platypus]

Another vote for Gmail.

With the free version you can have upto 5 external email accounts (with send/receive) as well as your Gmail address. It supports IMAP so you can continue to use Outlook, etc.

[Fred Bloggs]

I'll have to look into Google Apps closer, I use Googlemail and find it very good.

[Netraider]

I use Google apps, I have the paid version which lets me have email through my domain. I believe you can do this on the free version, though they don't make it too obvious, I paid my $50 for the year and was happy with that anyway.

You can use your own domain with the free version of google Apps.

[d000hg]

I use Google apps, I have the paid version which lets me have email through my domain. I believe you can do this on the free version, though they don't make it too obvious, I paid my $50 for the year and was happy with that anyway.

[Durbs]

Another vote here for Google Apps.

I hosted my own mail server using Smartermail for years for my own and multiple clients email. Just got to be a real pain keeping it updated, dealing with ever growing spam etc.

Moved to the paid-for version of Google apps and its great, no more mail being refused by recipients like Yahoo and no more spam either.

[pmeswani]

Can anyone please recommend a reliable email hosting company? I have been using Streamline.Net for 2 years now and its getting worse and worse and today is another day when I cannot use my emails.

Any reccomendations would be very much appriciated.

It depends on what you are looking for. I went down the route of 1and1.co.uk with their Exchange hosting. If you are looking for Web hosting as well, you should buy the Web Hosting first before buying the Exchange Hosting.

Had no problems with the Exchange hosting with 1and1.co.uk.

[Netraider]

I've just recently moved to the free version of Goole Apps

Gives me IMAP, POP3 and web access, plus all the other add ons (Docs etc)

[dynamicsaxcontractor]

Can anyone please recommend a reliable email hosting company? I have been using Streamline.Net for 2 years now and its getting worse and worse and today is another day when I cannot use my emails.

Any reccomendations would be very much appriciated.