Rackspace Email

Type of site

| Webmail, POP3, IMAP4
Available in| 12 languages[1]
Owner| Rackspace, Inc.
Website| www.rackspace.com/email-hosting/webmail
Commercial| Yes
Registration| Required
Users| > 3 million[2]
Launched| 2001; 25 years ago (2001)[3]
Current status| Online

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

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Features
* 2.1 Standard Features
* 2.2 Rackspace Email Plus
* 2.3 Rackspace Email Archiving
* 2.4 Hosted Exchange Hybrid
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## 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]

## See also

* Comparison of webmail providers
* Rackspace

## References

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

## External links

* Rackspace Email webmail login page
* Rackspace Email support information

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