[Discuss] [OT] Migrating domain to Google?

[greg at freephile.com (Greg Rundlett (freephile))]

I've migrated and been running corporate and personal domains for several
years.  The experience is great and the tools are there to help you.
 You've probably already done your migration, but here is the starting
point for the mail service, including migration and sync options:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=9202&parent=9197&ctx=topic
For setting up iDevices, go to http://www.google.com/mobile/iphone/ (You
can tell users to go to m.google.com with their device as it will
browser-detect and redirect accordingly.)

One caveat:  if you want to host example.com mail with Google Apps For Your
Domain (GAFYD), and you have an existing joe at example.com Google ID, then
you have what is called a conflicting account.  You will need to resolve
that conflict in the process of migrating to GAFYD.  It's not hard, but it
confuses most people.
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=185186

Note to all: be aware that the reps at the (Verizon) phone store simply
don't know how to correctly setup your device.  So, if you administer a
GAFYD service with many users, be prepared to give guidance to users in
advance of their device purchase; or be prepared to spend much more time
straightening out the mess as it unfolds on the showroom floor.

hth,

Greg

Greg Rundlett


On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 5:35 AM, Scott Ehrlich <srehrlich at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am looking at migrating my domain name and my two email boxes from
> another provider to google.
>
> For those who have done it, how difficult was it to have Google import
> your old mail from:
>
> 1: A non google address?
>
> 2; A <user>@gmail.com address?
>
>
> Keeping people/dates intact of emails and mailbox subfolders on the
> google domain side?
>
> Anything to be careful of?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Scott
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