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hi all
i have my personal website and i have created an email account [email snipped] in it.now i want tht i check all my emails received on the above email address, through gamil,
how can i setup my account to use gmail services for my own email address with my own domain name?
Regards

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If keeping mail hosted with the current provider but wanting Gmail as the interface, two reliable options work together: have Gmail fetch incoming mail from the domain mailbox (POP3) and configure Gmail to send using the domain SMTP so messages originate from the correct address. The Gmail features are documented here: and .

Quick setup checklist

  • Fetch incoming mail into Gmail:

    • In Gmail -> Settings -> Accounts and Import -> "Check mail from other accounts" -> Add account.
    • Use the hosting POP server (common ports: 110 for plain, 995 for SSL). Supply the full mailbox name and password. Choose whether to leave a copy on the server or apply a label.
    • Gmail polls that account periodically (not instant).

  • Send as yourdomain:

    • In Gmail -> Settings -> Accounts and Import -> "Send mail as" -> Add another email address.
    • Select "Send through SMTP server" and enter the hosting SMTP host, port (587/TLS or 465/SSL), and mailbox credentials. This avoids the "on behalf of" header that appears when Gmail sends without authenticated SMTP.

Deliverability and DNS

  • Publish the right SPF TXT record so recipient servers accept mail sent from whichever SMTP host is used. If later switching to Google-hosted mail, SPF/DKIM/DMARC setup is recommended for best deliverability; Google’s admin docs cover these steps.

Troubleshooting tips

  • Confirm the mailbox username/password and that POP/SMTP are enabled by the host.
  • For accounts with two-factor authentication, create an app-specific password on the host or use the host’s recommended auth flow.
  • If connections fail, try SSL on the POP port 995 and SMTP on 587 with STARTTLS; check the hosting control panel or mail logs for blocked connections.

These steps let Gmail act as a front end while leaving mail storage with the existing host, and they avoid changing mail routing unless a full migration to Google Workspace is desired.

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Member Avatar for jlego

? what

are you saying you want to be able to use your domain address to look at your gmail emails? forward your gmail emails to your domain email... its very easy google lets you do this by changing some settings.

if you want it vice versa, forward ur domain to your gmail...

Member Avatar for ubibravo

you have to go to your C-Panel and Change the MS Entry for your domain as stated in the Gmail source manual.

that what i did and it working for me...

Member Avatar for lillygil

Yeah ubibravo is right.

Member Avatar for darrylsaladino

I recommend using a Google Apps account because otherwise if you use your gmail account and send thru webmail, any email you send from there will have as its ‘from’ address: youraddress at gmail.com on behalf of yourname at yourdomain.com.

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