IHR - How to Set Up Domain Name Email

IHR recommends that all of our hosting clients use an email addresses with their Domain Name (e.g., info@fertilityclinic.com), rather than the email address supplied by their ISP (e.g., IVFdoctor@aol.com). Using your domain name has two major advantages:

How to Set Up Domain Name Email

Method	How it Works, Advantages, Disadvantages
1. IHR redirects the email to your POP email address.	IHR redirects the emails sent to e.g. info@fertilityclinic.com to your regular email account, e.g. IVFdoctor@aol.com (wherever you typically receive your email). This is the preferred method if: you don't have your own mail server you only have a few domain name email addresses you want the simplest method
2. IHR sends the email to your mail server.	If your office has its own mail server, then IHR can point the domain name "MX record" to your mail server. Then when an email is sent to e.g. info@fertilityclinic.com, it gets sent to your mail server. This is the preferred method if: you have your own mail server and you have lots of email addresses
3. You use Google Apps Email (Gmail)	With this method, you can use the Google mail server, which has great spam filters. IHR uses this method for our ihr.com email. You can put all your contacts on the Google server and then synch those contact with a smartphone. We find this to be an excellent service. You do, though, need to deal with DNS issues. Google has a page explaining Google Apps Email. This is the preferred method if: you have an IT person who can help you with the DNS. you want to use all the advantages of Google Apps Email

2) After your email is properly routed, you should change the return address inside your email application (e.g. Outlook or Gmail):

from your ISP's email address - e.g. IVFdoctor@aol.com

to your domain name email address - e.g. info@fertilityclinic.com