Peter Duffy said on Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:14:14 +0100

>Sorry, this is a bit off topic: I'm looking for advice on a particular
>problem, and am hoping that someone in the group has faced it
>themselves.
>
>I need to move the domain on which my principal email address is
>defined (pwduffy.org.uk) to a new provider. The reason is that my
>current provider's email server is constantly getting blacklisted by
>antispam agencies (another of the provider's customers is apparently an
>incorrigible spammer) - and this is apparently resulting in my outgoing
>emails often ending up in recipients' spam folders, or not arriving at
>all. (I've just discovered that a really important email that I sent a
>few weeks ago didn't arrive, and it's resulted in massive problems: I
>should have followed it up when the recipient didn't reply, but
>unfortunately failed to do so.)
>
>The main thing that I'm worried about is the disruption whilst the
>domain is in the process of being transferred, and particularly of
>incoming emails bouncing, and the senders flagging up my address as
>non-existent (for example - I'm anticipating having to resign
>temporarily from this list, and from others to which I've subscribed,
>and then rejoin when the email's working via the new provider). It's a
>massive faff, and I've been literally putting it off for years - but
>after the latest incident, I really need to bite the bullet.
>
>Has anyone been through the experience of having to move a domain on
>which an important email address is defined? It would be useful to know
>the process which was followed, and any particular pitfalls and
>workarounds.

slitt@??? has been hosted on:

    pacificnet.net
    2099.com (I think)
    bluehost.com
    affordablehost.com
    futurequest.com
    shockhosting.com (currently)

In each case I moved the whole troubleshooters.com domain, and the
email came along for the ride. In each case, I made sure to do all
possible setup on the new server before switching the DNS. I don't
remember any serious problems. I think you're worrying too much about
bounced email and the like resulting from the switch.

If you haven't decided on a new provider yet, shockhosting.com is
remarkably good.

SteveT

Steve Litt

http://444domains.com