What do you get when you buy a mailbox?
A mailbox has its own inbox and sign-in. An alias is another address that reaches a mailbox. Give people separate mailboxes if they need separate sign-ins. Namecheap lists webmail and support for external mail apps.
Do you need to move your domain registration?
Namecheap documents setup for domains whose DNS is managed elsewhere. Prepare the mailboxes, then publish Namecheap’s mail records where your domain’s DNS is managed.
Keep the old account and write down its routing. Use a separate test domain before making a change that affects customer mail.
What should you check before choosing a trial?
Namecheap lists a 30-day trial that converts to an annual plan. It applies domain and account restrictions, and says promotional prices cover the initial purchase only. Check the renewal price, the number of included mailboxes and the cost of extra ones.
How can you tell whether an old folder will move?
Namecheap documents moving messages into Private Email with a mail client connected to both accounts by IMAP. Check a copied folder and attachment in the destination. If you later leave Private Email, check the next provider’s import method before closing your account.
Make a separate plan for contacts, calendars and address rules because copying mail folders only covers the messages in those folders.
How many mailboxes would a two-person shop need?
Draw a fictional shop with two sign-ins and a public address. Use no accounts or changes.
- Count the independent sign-insMark the mailboxes and any extra addresses that only point to an existing inbox.
- Plan one message-copy checkChoose a fictional folder with one old message and an attachment to verify after a move.
- Write down the annual price you would checkLeave a place for renewal and any extra mailbox charges before evaluating the trial.