9527.net

I got an invitation email from The Google Team two days ago. It said:

Welcome to our beta test!

Thanks for helping us test Gmail for your domain! We’re excited to help you offer Gmail accounts with your domain.

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I was so excited. I applied for this beta several months ago. I didn’t have any expectation at all. But suddenly I was told that I was in and I could host all my 9527.net mailboxes on Gmail.

Gmail for your domain lets you give Gmail to every user at your domain. This service is hosted by Google so there is no need to install any hardware and software to host mailboxes for your domain. That is, you no longer need your own mail server but Gmail provides you everything to host mailboxes for your domain.

Gmail for your domain is basically the same as the standard Gmail. However, there are some differences (as far as I have observed):

1. You can use your own domain address instead of @gmail.com address
2. The size of each Gmail for your domain mailbox is 2GB only, not the same as a Gmail account (2.7GB now, but is still growing)
3. You can login Google Talk using your own email address
4. You can create new mailboxes thru a very nice control panel
5. You can customize your own logo to replace the original Gmail and Google Calendar logo
6. No Gmail account invitation will be given
7. No Gmail / Google Talk personal picture can be set

I am happy with it. If you want to apply for this service, please visit http://www.google.com/hosted/. If you want to have a @9527.net mailbox, please feel free to let me know. (Note: for my family, friends and Vorsichtians only)