Migrating to Google Apps from go daddy email
Hello, I am setting up Google apps for an existing domain with about 50 email account on the go daddy servers. I have started the process by signing up for Google apps, verified the domain and setup a few test email accounts but my next steps of transferring the email accounts that I already had setup with go daddy over to the Google apps ........I have read over most of the help files but any suggestions, tips or anything recommendations
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The outlook connector really is the best way to get stuff into gmail.
I've used imap to gmail and imap to another server and done copy paste with the Mac mail client. That works too but the outlook connector really is the best.
You can use one computer to do the sync one at a time...
I've used imap to gmail and imap to another server and done copy paste with the Mac mail client. That works too but the outlook connector really is the best.
You can use one computer to do the sync one at a time...
If you Go Daddy account has IMAP access, you can go directly from GoDaddy to Google Apps using the Google Apps Migrator for MX Exchange (GAMME).
Note, however, that if your Outlook users are running POP3 and not IMAP, than their data is on each local machine. You will need to install and run the outlook add-on.
If users will continue to use MS Outlook, load and run Google Apps Sync for MS Outlook (GASMO). If you are moving everyone to the web interface, use Google Apps Migrator for MS Outlook (GAMMO).
Make sure that Go Daddy will not terminate your email services when you change your MX Records. I don't believe they do this (some services do). You will want to coordinate the timing.
Calendars and Contacts will require manual export/import for each user.
Note, however, that if your Outlook users are running POP3 and not IMAP, than their data is on each local machine. You will need to install and run the outlook add-on.
If users will continue to use MS Outlook, load and run Google Apps Sync for MS Outlook (GASMO). If you are moving everyone to the web interface, use Google Apps Migrator for MS Outlook (GAMMO).
Make sure that Go Daddy will not terminate your email services when you change your MX Records. I don't believe they do this (some services do). You will want to coordinate the timing.
Calendars and Contacts will require manual export/import for each user.
The migrator only works if your mail server has an admin password that lets you masquerade as any user. I was coming from Kerio which didn't have that. If go daddy has this master user feature you can use it.
If you have calendars and contacts, you may as well skip the whole centralized email copy mess since you have to do those individually anyway, may as well do email individually too.
If you have calendars and contacts, you may as well skip the whole centralized email copy mess since you have to do those individually anyway, may as well do email individually too.
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If I was going to manually migrate them should I do that first before changing on the mx records?
Mx just changes where new mail gets received at. You can do this at any time, but if they don't have access to the new box yet, they won't get those new emails.
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