Managing multiple independant domains with Google Apps
- by Saif Bechan
I am currently running a server where I have multiple domains with all of them running there own mail server.
My plan is to outsource this whole email service and have Google, or competitor, do this for me.
Let me start by telling you the setup I have now and want to migrate to Google.
Initial setup
I have a main domain where I run my server, and my nameserver. This is an important domain because this holds the connection with all my internal applications. For example log messages, cronjob messages, and virus-scan messages are sent to this domain. This email is also registered at my registrar and I use it to communicate with my ISP.
Next I run a few independent websites that all need their independent email addresses. This can be on shared space, I don't mind. 1 Gig will be enough for everything I am going to do.
Summary:
superdomain.com (which only has a catchall for internal use and communication with my ISP)
cars.com (independent)
flowers.com (independent)
foods.com (independent)
I am going to be the admin for all of this. The independent domains don't need there own admin panel, they just need email addresses like info@ support@, etc. I do all the managing and they just send and receive emails using the accounts i give them. All of the websites have there different staff that use the accounts.
Tried so far
I have registered my superdomain, but I can only add aliases to the main domain. If I make all the other domains aliases the emails from [email protected] and [email protected] will have the same inbox. I want them to be separate.
is the only way to achieve this by creating an account for each domain? And if so, is there no way of creating a superdomain account where I can edit all these accounts easily without having to log in 4 different places to get my work done.
I have searched the Google help forums, and posted questions but without any results so far.
Questions
Can anyone please give me some advice on what to do. I currently use the free program Google has.