So I'm trying to setup the free web mail service that everyone.net provides. I'm trying to get mail.mydomain.com as the address that the everyone.net e-mails will go to. So the users will have username@mail.mydomain.com. I still would like to keep username@mydomain.com e-mails working the way they do now such as webmaster@mydomain.com since I can access those via my pop account with my webhost.


I asked them to add mail.mydomain.com and to point it to everyone.net's servers and they said that they would have to add that as a new domain and that it would cost me. The weird thing is, I had set this up before the SAME way at my last hosting provider (***** - PUKE!) and they were able to do it without any mention of adding a domain or charge me for it. Isn't it like adding a subdomain?


Anyone have experience in this? I'll be glad to pay the small fee for it, but I just find it odd that they would have to add a domain for it.

Is your host using Plesk? If so they may have a 200 or 300 domain licence. Setting up a sub-domain like you are asking in Plesk will count towards this domain limit (i think, forgive me if i'm wrong) so could be a reason they charge.

Well if it is a subdomain issue it should be free. The hosting package I purchased states "Unlimited subdomains".

You must pay, if you cannot control DNS record.

but I don't think the host can get much from this service.

Originally posted by 1q1q1q
You must pay, if you cannot control DNS record.

but I don't think the host can get much from this service.

Just tell them to change the "MX record" for your domain name to the one provided by everyone.net. I think most hosts will do this for free.