Rackspace Email

Rackspace Email
Type of site	Webmail, POP3, IMAP4
Available in	12 languages
Owner	Rackspace, Inc.
Website	www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Required
Users	> 3 million
Launched	2001; 25 years ago
Current status	Online

Rackspace Email is an email hosting service offering paid email accounts for businesses using their own domain name.

History

The Rackspace Email service started in 2001 through the privately held company, Webmail.us.^[3] Webmail.us was acquired by Rackspace in 2007.^[4] In 2008 it was re-branded as Mailtrust and Managed Microsoft Exchange was added to the portfolio.^[5] In May 2009, Mailtrust became officially known as Rackspace Email and Apps.^[6] In 2014 the Email and Apps division became known as Rackspace Cloud Office.^[7]

Features

Standard Features

Rackspace Email includes the following features:

Mailbox Size: 25 GB^[8]
Email attachment limit: 50 MB^[9]
Supported protocols: POP3, IMAP, SMTP^[10]
Custom domains^[9]
Shared calendaring and contacts^[9]
Webmail Chat^[9]
Spam, Virus, and Phishing protection^[11]
Secure mail access and transfer using SSL/TLS/HTTPS^[10]
Email aliases and group lists^[9]
Recover deleted email^[9]
White-label branding^[12]
Control panel and REST API for account management^[13]
Sender authentication using DKIM^[14] and DMARC^[15]
Split domain routing^[16]
Ad free^[17]
US and UK based 24x7x365 technical support^[17]
100% uptime SLA^[18]
Free email migrations^[19]

Rackspace Email Plus

Rackspace Email Plus is an optional add-on that provides the following additional capabilities:

MobileSync for contact and calendar synchronization with iOS and Android devices using ActiveSync.^[20]
30 GB Cloud Drive for file storage and backup^[20]
Desktop file synchronization for Windows and Mac^[20]
Online document and spreadsheet editors^[20]
File sharing and collaborative editing^[20]

Rackspace Email Archiving

Rackspace Email Archiving^[21] is an optional add-on that provides an envelope journaling based searchable archive with unlimited storage and unlimited retention.^[22]

Hosted Exchange Hybrid

Rackspace Email is capable of working together with Rackspace Hosted Exchange mailboxes on the same domain.^[23]

References

↑ "Rackspace Webmail overview". Rackspace. https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/rackspace-webmail/. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
↑ "Rackspace chooses Open-Xchange’s Dovecot Pro on Scality Object Storage for Rackspace Email Platform". https://www.open-xchange.com/resources/ox-blog/article/rackspace-chooses-open-xchanges-dovecot-pro-on-scality-object-storage-for-rackspace-email-platform/. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "One Startup’s Long Road To A Rackspace Acquisition And Dramatic IPO". Exitround. https://exitround.com/webmails-long-road-to-a-rackspace-acquisition-and-dramatic-ipo/. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
↑ "Rackspace Acquires Email Hosting Specialist Webmail.us". Business Wire. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20071001005864/en/Rackspace-Acquires-Email-Hosting-Specialist-Webmail.us. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
↑ "Email Hosting Provider Webmail.us Changes Brand Name to Mailtrust". PRWeb. https://www.prweb.com/releases/emailhosting/mailtrust/prweb734414.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
↑ "Goodbye Mailtrust, Hello Rackspace". Handshake 2.0. http://www.handshake20.com/2009/05/goodbye-mailtrust-hello-rackspace.html. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
↑ "Rackspace Announces Cloud Office Suite for Improved Business Collaboration Backed by Fanatical Support". Rackspace. https://blog.rackspace.com/rackspace-announces-cloud-office-suite-for-improved-business-collaboration-backed-by-fanatical-support. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
↑ "Best email hosting providers of 2018". TechRadar. https://www.techradar.com/news/best-email-hosting-providers. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 ^9.5 "Rackspace Email features". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail/features. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 "Rackspace Email and Hosted Exchange settings" (in en). https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/rackspace-email-and-hosted-exchange-settings/.
↑ "Multi-layered Email Spam Filtering | Rackspace" (in en). https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail/spam-filtering.
↑ "Rackspace Email reseller program". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-resellers/requirements. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Rackspace Email REST API". Rackspace. http://api-wiki.apps.rackspace.com/api-wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Enable DKIM in the Cloud Office Control Panel". Rackspace. https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/enable-dkim-in-the-cloud-office-control-panel/. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Create a DMARC policy". Rackspace. https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/create-a-dmarc-policy/. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Set up split domain routing". Rackspace. https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/split-domain-routing/. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 "Rackspace Email overview". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Mail Hosting Services Terms & Conditions". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/information/legal/mailterms. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Migration Services for Rackspace Hosted Email". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/migrations. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 ^20.4 "Rackspace Email Plus" (in en). https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail/rackspace-email-plus.
↑ "Rackspace Email Archiving". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/archiving. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Rackspace Email Archiving data sheet". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/sites/default/files/white-papers/cloud-office-archiving-data-sheet.pdf. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Rackspace Exchange Hybrid". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail-exchange-hybrid. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

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[1] "Rackspace Webmail overview". Rackspace. https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/rackspace-webmail/. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[2] "Rackspace chooses Open-Xchange’s Dovecot Pro on Scality Object Storage for Rackspace Email Platform". https://www.open-xchange.com/resources/ox-blog/article/rackspace-chooses-open-xchanges-dovecot-pro-on-scality-object-storage-for-rackspace-email-platform/. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[Exitround-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "One Startup’s Long Road To A Rackspace Acquisition And Dramatic IPO". Exitround. https://exitround.com/webmails-long-road-to-a-rackspace-acquisition-and-dramatic-ipo/. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[4] "Rackspace Acquires Email Hosting Specialist Webmail.us". Business Wire. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20071001005864/en/Rackspace-Acquires-Email-Hosting-Specialist-Webmail.us. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[5] "Email Hosting Provider Webmail.us Changes Brand Name to Mailtrust". PRWeb. https://www.prweb.com/releases/emailhosting/mailtrust/prweb734414.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[6] "Goodbye Mailtrust, Hello Rackspace". Handshake 2.0. http://www.handshake20.com/2009/05/goodbye-mailtrust-hello-rackspace.html. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[7] "Rackspace Announces Cloud Office Suite for Improved Business Collaboration Backed by Fanatical Support". Rackspace. https://blog.rackspace.com/rackspace-announces-cloud-office-suite-for-improved-business-collaboration-backed-by-fanatical-support. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[8] "Best email hosting providers of 2018". TechRadar. https://www.techradar.com/news/best-email-hosting-providers. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[:0-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 ^9.5 "Rackspace Email features". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail/features. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[:1-10] 10.0 ^10.1 "Rackspace Email and Hosted Exchange settings" (in en). https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/rackspace-email-and-hosted-exchange-settings/.

[11] "Multi-layered Email Spam Filtering | Rackspace" (in en). https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail/spam-filtering.

[12] "Rackspace Email reseller program". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-resellers/requirements. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[13] "Rackspace Email REST API". Rackspace. http://api-wiki.apps.rackspace.com/api-wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[14] "Enable DKIM in the Cloud Office Control Panel". Rackspace. https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/enable-dkim-in-the-cloud-office-control-panel/. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[15] "Create a DMARC policy". Rackspace. https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/create-a-dmarc-policy/. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[16] "Set up split domain routing". Rackspace. https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/split-domain-routing/. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[:2-17] 17.0 ^17.1 "Rackspace Email overview". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[18] "Mail Hosting Services Terms & Conditions". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/information/legal/mailterms. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[19] "Migration Services for Rackspace Hosted Email". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/migrations. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[:3-20] 20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 ^20.4 "Rackspace Email Plus" (in en). https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail/rackspace-email-plus.

[21] "Rackspace Email Archiving". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/archiving. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[22] "Rackspace Email Archiving data sheet". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/sites/default/files/white-papers/cloud-office-archiving-data-sheet.pdf. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[23] "Rackspace Exchange Hybrid". Rackspace. https://www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail-exchange-hybrid. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

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