Receving email through a domain name?!?!?

[Hardcoreruss]

I want to setup a domain name. I dont want to have my own site (yet) but what I want is to be able to receive email through that domain.

e.g hardcoreruss@hardcoreruss.com

How do I go about this?, do I need to buy the name?, can someone please point me in the direction of a company that does this for me.

Cheers fellas.

[Soopafresh]

This might work.


http://www.tzo.com/

[housepig]

you register a domain name, and then find a host where you can park your domain - the host can be a free or pay company.

once you've parked your domain, the hosting company will have domain management software that will allow you to configure email addresses and forwarding.

[Hardcoreruss]

So is the one Soopa recommends a good one?

[ozymango]

So is the one Soopa recommends a good one?

Probably, it all depends on your budget and needs. How much hand holding do you need or want?

If all you really need for now is a domain registration and somewhere to park it and get email, I can personally recommend www.godaddy.com. They're cheap - you can register your domain name for $8.95 per year, and park your domain there for $4/month. That'll get you an email site and some basic hosting. For just a bit more on the hosting side, I'm very happy with www.surpasshosting.com; for $6 a month you get 3gb of web space, unlimited email accounts, and a pretty easy to use interface (and I've always had good customer support from them. That's where I host my own site, I'm not trying to sell you anything, I don't get a cut. :P Just my own experience.

[Soopafresh]

I like TZO.COM, and a client of mine uses it. It's very easy to set up, and I believe they have a 30 day free trial. Give it a shot. Of course there are other services out there, quite possibly better or worse ones. My personal experience with TZO is that they've been reliable and simple.


Also, for $7.00 a month, you can do it all through http://www.bluehost.com/