Buying a domain and organising personalized emails foer somebody else

Hello

What is the best way to get a domain name and personalised e-mails for somebody else ?

Somebody I know, who doesn’t really know too much about the internet has asked if I could organize the purchase of a couple of domain names and set up a couple of email accounts for each name, such as

Domain www.theirnewdomainname.co.uk

Emails

[email protected]
[email protected]


Is there a charge to transfer domains to somebody else ?

Must you take out a hosting package before you are able to set up personalized e-mails ?

One company I know charges only £17 / year for a basic hosting package, so coupled with about £6 for a 2-year ‘.co.uk’ domain that’s not too expensive.

Access to the email accounts would be via Squirrel web mail.

But, I was just wondering if there is a better way to do this ?

Is it a straightforward process to forward web-mail messages to a POP account, such as Outlook. Personally, a web mail system is OK, but perhaps for a person without too much experience, a POP3 account would be easier

thank you in anticipation

There are some domain registrars that provide free email hosting with domain registration

twister said:

There are some domain registrars that provide free email hosting with domain registration

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True, I think they will suit to OPs demands more

Thank you for your replies.

personally, I don't like to ask a question, then not acknowledge any replies.

Regards !

Most registrars have control panels where you can place domains owned by several different companies. In other words it's not problem for you to be the technical contact for the domain while they own it. No need for a transfer later then.

Hooking your email account up to Outlook is or similar is really simple. Most domain/hosting companies have a step-by-step guide explaining how you do it in regards to their system.