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[usa2k]

Are you saying that this is free?
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en...sources/setup/

[sbradshaw]

Are you saying that this is free?
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en...sources/setup/

There is a free version and a pay version.

[usa2k]

I see now ...

• Standard Edition includes all of the communication and collaboration applications, support for an unlimited number of user accounts each with 2 gigabytes of email storage, and it's free. If you don't already have an internet domain (like example.com), choose Standard Edition and we'll help you purchase one for $10.

• Premier Edition includes all the benefits of Standard Edition, plus an uptime guarantee for email service, 25 gigabytes of email storage per user, integration APIs and phone support for critical issues. Premier Edition is $50 per user per year, but for a limited time you can try Premier Edition for free for 30 days.

Added emphasis -- looks like free is plenty
Can never figure out how the can afford this.
They don't hit you with adds or adds on a signature ... then that is amazing.

[Brian]

I see now ...

• Standard Edition includes all of the communication and collaboration applications, support for an unlimited number of user accounts each with 2 gigabytes of email storage, and it's free. If you don't already have an internet domain (like example.com), choose Standard Edition and we'll help you purchase one for $10.

• Premier Edition includes all the benefits of Standard Edition, plus an uptime guarantee for email service, 25 gigabytes of email storage per user, integration APIs and phone support for critical issues. Premier Edition is $50 per user per year, but for a limited time you can try Premier Edition for free for 30 days.

Added emphasis -- looks like free is plenty
Can never figure out how the can afford this.
They don't hit you with adds or adds on a signature ... then that is amazing.

Absolutely right, except about 6 months ago they changed the limit from 2GB to the ever-growing limit GMail users have (currently about 6.6GB). :-)

[usa2k]

"- Relevant text-based ads alongside email Standard"
So the interface may have adds ...
Even so, I'm going to test it using a domain I added to HG.

[usa2k]

Google Apps

"We are checking domain ownership. This may take 48 hours to complete."

"You can create up to 100 user accounts for this domain."


Regarding HostGater - so far I am enjoying the experience too.
I'm taking my time, my test sites merely say "Hello World" in PHP for now.

[usa2k]

Google gives these MX records

MX Server address / Priority
==========================
ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM. / 10
ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM. / 20
ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM. / 20
ASPMX2.GOOGLEMAIL.COM. / 30
ASPMX3.GOOGLEMAIL.COM. / 30
ASPMX4.GOOGLEMAIL.COM. / 30
ASPMX5.GOOGLEMAIL.COM. / 30

And I see only one entry allowed under HostGator? (Per URL)