An email hosting service is an

Internet hosting service An Internet hosting service is a service that runs servers connected to the Internet, allowing organizations and individuals to serve content or host services connected to the Internet. A common kind of hosting is web hosting. Most hosting provi ...

that operates

email Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices. Email was thus conceived as the electronic ( digital) version of, or counterpart to, mail, at a time when "mail" mean ...

servers.

Features

Email hosting services usually offer premium email as opposed to advertisement-supported free email or free webmail. Email hosting services thus differ from typical end-user email providers such as webmail sites. They cater mostly to demanding email users and small and medium-sized ( SME) businesses, while larger enterprises usually run their own email hosting services on their own equipment using software such as

Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a mail server and calendaring server developed by Microsoft. It runs exclusively on Windows Server operating systems. The first version was called Exchange Server 4.0, to position it as the successor to the related ...

IceWarp IceWarp, Inc. is a software company located in Prague, Czech Republic. It develops IceWarp Mail Server, an email, messaging and collaboration service for small, medium and enterprise level businesses. IceWarp has offices in the United States, Germ ...

or Postfix. Hosting providers can manage a user's own

domain name A domain name is a string that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet. Domain names are often used to identify services provided through the Internet, such as websites, email services and more. As ...

, including any

email authentication Email authentication, or validation, is a collection of techniques aimed at providing verifiable information about the origin of email messages by validating the domain ownership of any message transfer agents (MTA) who participated in transferrin ...

scheme that the domain owner wishes to enforce to convey the meaning that using a specific ''domain name'' identifies and qualifies email senders. Since the beginning of the Internet today, email has been the major mode of communication with more benefits and features. Premium email, as opposed to ad-supported free email or free webmail, is typically offered through email hosting firms. As a result, email hosting services differ from normal end-user email providers like webmail sites. You should adjust your email settings if you choose a dependable email hosting service. It should be straightforward to use and provide you with assistance anytime you require it. As a result, make certain that the email hosting service you choose has comprehensive 24/7 assistance by live chat, phone, and email.

Types

There are various types of email hosting services. These vary according to the storage space available, location of the mail boxes and functionality. Various hosting providers offer this service through two models. A traditional email hosting or per mailbox hosting. Traditional email hosting charges a set amount for a certain number of mail boxes whereas the per mail box model charges per mail box needed. These include: Free Email Services using a

public domain The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly waived, or may be inapplicable. Because those rights have expired, ...

such as

Gmail Gmail is a free email service provided by Google. As of 2019, it had 1.5 billion active users worldwide. A user typically accesses Gmail in a web browser or the official mobile app. Google also supports the use of email clients via the POP and ...

;

Yahoo Yahoo! (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and operated by the namesake company Yahoo Inc., which is 90% owned by investment funds managed by Apollo Global Manage ...

. These are more suitable for individual and personal use. Shared Hosting Email Services are large mailboxes that are hosted on a server. People on a shared hosting email service share IP addresses as they are hosted on the same server. Cloud Email Services are suitable for small companies and SMEs. These mailboxes are hosted externally utilizing a cloud service provider. Examples of these ar
Gsuite
by Gmail and Microsoft Exchange Emails by

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washin ...

. Enterprise Email Solutions are suitable for SMEs and large corporations that host several mailboxes. In some cases these are located on

dedicated server A dedicated hosting service, dedicated server, or managed hosting service is a type of Internet hosting in which the client leases an entire server not shared with anyone else. This is more flexible than shared hosting, as organizations hav ...

s on the premises however they can be located on a cloud based server that can scale horizontally. Most email hosting providers offer advanced premium email solutions hosted on dedicated custom email platforms. The technology and offerings of different email hosting providers can, therefore, vary with different needs. The email offered by most web hosting companies is usually more basic standardized

POP3 In computing, the Post Office Protocol (POP) is an application-layer Internet standard protocol used by e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. POP version 3 (POP3) is the version in common use, and along with IMAP the most common ...

-based email and webmail based on open source webmail applications like Horde, RoundCube, or

SquirrelMail SquirrelMail is a project that aims to provide both a web-based email client and a proxy server for the IMAP protocol. The latest stable version 1.4.23-svn is tested with PHP up to version 8.1 and replaces version 1.4.22 which can only run on ...

. Almost all web hosting providers offer standard email hosting. Email hosting services come in a variety of forms. These differ depending on the available storage space, the location of the mailboxes, and the functioning. Different email hosting servers provide tremendous benefits to businesses and ensure that communication channels are safe and secure. Various hosting companies offer this service in two different ways. Traditional email hosting or mailbox-by-mailbox hosting are also options. The per mailbox approach charges only the user mailboxes, unlike traditional email hosting, which charges a fixed rate for a predetermined amount of mailboxes. Among them are: • Gmail and Yahoo are two examples of free email services with a public domain. Individual and personal use is more appropriate for these. • Large mailboxes are housed on a server as part of shared hosting email services. Because they are all hosted on the same server, those using a shared hosting email service share IP addresses. • Small businesses and SMEs will profit from cloud email services. Gsuite by Gmail and Microsoft Exchange Emails by Microsoft are two examples. These mailboxes are hosted on a cloud service provider's servers. • SMEs and large businesses with several mailboxes can benefit from Enterprise Email Solutions. These are sometimes housed on dedicated servers on-site, but they can also be housed on a cloud-based server that can scale horizontally. • Most email hosting companies provide advanced premium email services housed on dedicated custom email platforms. As a result, different email hosting providers' technologies and offerings may differ depending on your demands. Most web hosting companies include basic POP3-based email and webmail based on open source webmail software such as Horde, RoundCube, or SquirrelMail. Standard email hosting is available from almost all web hosting companies.

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