For years my web hosting needs, including a number of websites and five or six email addresses, have been provided by Bluehost. But they were bought up by a mega provider, became heartless, and outsourced all service overseas. I already moved my DNS hosting to Namecheap, but what's the best way to change my email provider without losing my addresses? And maybe my servers?
Do the email addresses use the domain name of your email provider, or do they use the domain name(s) of your websites?
@Pat they use the name of my websites
>they use the name of my websites
Then you can set up your own SMTP server, just like you set up your own web server. Just tell your DNS nameserver to send mail to your SMTP server. It's a bit of a learning curve to setup, but you'll know that you have control over your own mail server and you won't be at the mercy of some tech company.
Well known SMTP servers in the Unix/Linux world include Sendmail, qmail, Exim, and Postfix. And there are many others. Here's a list:
@worldsendless
Also, you may need to have the ISP set up reverse DNS lookup for the server's IP.
ISP=internet service provider
DNS=domain name system
IP=internet protocol (address)