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Re:Google drops XMPP support by jamii on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @06:30AM (#5742790)
Register your own domain and sign up for the free version of google apps. I have a gmail inbox for [email protected] but if I need to change services I just move the MX record and upload my backups elsewhere.
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Re:Google drops XMPP support by pchander on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @07:05AM (#5742889)
The free version of google apps has been discontinued. New users can no longer sign up for it.
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Re:Google drops XMPP support by comex on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @07:53AM (#5743014)
You can, however, get a similar effect by forwarding all your mail to your Gmail account and configuring it to send mail as your domain email address (including using your SMTP server if necessary).
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Re:Google drops XMPP support by udp on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @08:49AM (#5743252)
Definitely a wise move to use your own SMTP server, or you'll end up with "From: [email protected] on behalf of [email protected]"[1].

[1] http://gmailblog.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/send-mail-from-anoth...

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Re:Google drops XMPP support by cabirum on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @08:58AM (#5743292)
It has been hidden, but not discontinued. You can still create a trial Google Apps account, and then "downgrade" to free account with 10 user limit
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Re:Google drops XMPP support by prajjwal on Tuesday May 21, 2013 @09:47AM (#5743571)
Not to mention the fact that you can still get excellent Outlook.com webmail with your own domain for free.
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