buying a domain through Premium subscription and using other email providers

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  0xseang · Member · Jun 6, 2017 at 9:18 pm

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  hello,

  If I purchase a domain name through a premium subscription here, would I be able to use the domain with other email providers (Fastmail, Protonmail, etc.) or is the only email option to use the email add-on through the premium subscription?

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  timethief · Member · Jun 6, 2017 at 9:21 pm

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  WordPress.com does not provide an email service for blogs on their sub domains or on custom domains. Please see these support docs
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/add-email/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-forwarding/

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  0xseang · Member · Jun 6, 2017 at 9:25 pm

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  Thanks! Your 1st link actually answered my question – If I want to use another mail hosting provider, I need to purchase the domain separately, then upgrade WP to use my custom domain. Email can then be set up with whatever provider I choose.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 6, 2017 at 9:27 pm

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  That is correct.