Moving the self-hosted netsnbytes.com to Google Apps

The netsnbytes domains are test environments.  Before using software or other technology at work it is tested here.  The email gateway was and is the biggest project.  I have been able to send and receive email with different configurations and systems.  There are risks to implementing technology solutions without thorough testing first.

I knew the time would come when servers would start rejecting email sent from the DSL line netsnbytes lived on.  Too many spammers use cable and DSL networks.  The number of rejects I’ve logged spiked up recently.  It is time to do something.

I’ve done the research into Google Apps for Domains.  The Standard plan will handle the email needs for myself and my wife.  Following Google’s help the setup was smooth.  The domains are still managed through another registrar and email and the website are through Google.  I hope Google spam filtering is close to what I had.

I still need to maintain at least an incoming email server locally.  That should be good enough for tests.