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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’ve been happy with JustHost, one of the many small online web hosting services, over a use history of 5 years for a couple of different agencies and accounts. I’ve utilized their web hosting and email hosting services, and had positive customer service experiences. Feel free to call, if I can answer any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jessica D. Dooley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>IT Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Adams County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>937-587-2085<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:dooleyje@adamscolibrary.org">dooleyje@adamscolibrary.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Hedges<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 10, 2015 11:45 AM<br><b>To:</b> oplinupdates<br><b>Cc:</b> oplintech; oplinlist<br><b>Subject:</b> [OPLINTECH] Alternate email services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here's what we've discovered so far about alternate email services. (Feel free to add to our list.)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Many libraries are going with 1&1 hosting, <a href="http://www.1and1.com/">http://www.1and1.com/</a>, which is what's powering the email accounts SEO is now going to be providing to SEO libraries.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The state email hosting service that state agencies use will not be a good fit for libraries, as the price per month (pretty high) includes many services aimed at state agencies, which drives up the cost per user per month.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Office 365 is what powers the state mail service, many library email accounts, and includes an online version of Microsoft Office for each account at $5/month. <a href="http://products.office.com/en-us/business/compare-office-365-for-business-plans">http://products.office.com/en-us/business/compare-office-365-for-business-plans</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Neothink is a Ohio-based Microsoft Partner that already works with CLEVNET and other libraries. Their contact sheet says "Contact Neothink at 440-944-8446 or <a href="mailto:info@neothink.net">info@neothink.net</a> to learn how your library may be eligible for free cloud-based email services provided by Microsoft." We haven't found a link to any information about such a Microsoft service.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>One thing we would NOT recommend, based on our experience, is trying to build and maintain your own system, unless you have a team of email experts. Modern email systems are just too complex.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stephen<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>