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Different hosting for email and website?

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  • 06-07-2008 6:24pm
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    Andrea B.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,926 ✭✭✭


    If a business has a .ie domain and multiple email accounts assigned to it running on a specific host, can a web with that same domain be parked with a different hosting provider?

    If so, are there any potential dangers?

    Reason being is that the business is extremely sensitive about access to emails, but does want a website developed, with requirements for a bit of editing now and again. They don't want to be changing passwords every time.

    Many thanks


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    ntlbell
    Registered Users Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    you can host the site and email at different isp's or host the mail yourself


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    Andrea B.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,926 ✭✭✭Andrea B.


    Hi thanks for your answer, but it has seriously confused my very basic knowledge of hosting, as I did not think that the ISP was relevant.

    My question was that if he is using his business email info@example.ie via a ABCHosting LTD (not ISP??), can he get his website www.example.ie set up an XYZ hosting and leave email with ABCHosting LTD?


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    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    check out A records and MX records.

    You change the DNS settings to have your hosting point at one location and your email point at another.


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    Andrea B. wrote: »
    Hi thanks for your answer, but it has seriously confused my very basic knowledge of hosting, as I did not think that the ISP was relevant.

    My question was that if he is using his business email info@example.ie via a ABCHosting LTD (not ISP??), can he get his website www.example.ie set up an XYZ hosting and leave email with ABCHosting LTD?
    short answer - yes

    longer answer - make sure that the host for the site only knows that they aren't handling mail

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