[wellylug] Email address and website

[Martin Wehipeihana]

On Sat, 2003-11-15 at 15:47, Jamie Dobbs wrote:
> Ok, perhaps I'm just a bit thick then but I donÂ’t see how we can resolve our
> email issue with any of this - the website is fine but we currently have no
> email address at all and I donÂ’t think that we can get one through
> lug.net.nz; as far as I am aware this is for the website redirects only not
> email (but I am prepared to be corrected).
> Buying our own domain gives us control over all aspects of that domain
> including the MX records, this would give us the ability to point the MX to
> any willing host for email purposes something that we cannot do with the
> wellington.lug.net.nz setup as we do not control the MX records.
> Perhaps we should just wait for Drew to read this and he can tell us once
> and for all if there is any way that he can prehaps give us a
> wellington at lug.net.nz email address or similar that we can use.
> 
> I'm prepared to be corrected on any of this if my understanding of any of
> the 'ins and outs' of this kind of setup are incorrect.

All we need is a pop/imail account and most domain name providers will
include this as a part of their standard package.

Most also include web based DNS. I use registerdirect for most of mine
but I'm sure that freeparking etc offer similar services.

For $60 and a credit card this can be sorted out today.

Thats my 60002 cents worth

Martin