iCloud If I remove my custom domain in order to fix a problem, will all emails received and sent into it *disappear*?

[liamski]

I tried to remove the custom domain yesterday to reset an issue I'm having. The iCloud website warned me that all emails would be deleted but i'm struggling to see how that could happen given they are downloaded to my mac and also sitting in folders in the cloud.

Would they literally look for anything with my custom domain and delete it from my mail storage? Seems odd if they did.

BTW the problem is a calendar issue where I'm not receiving invites into one specific custom domain set up in 2021, but my newer domains are absolutely fine.

 

[themidge]

I would agree with your view, I think it's highly unlikely that anything already received would be deleted. Doesn't make sense with how the shared iCloud inbox works. What I think they're getting at is that any incoming emails received while your domain is not setup with iCloud would be dropped. If this is going to be a very short time, I wouldn't worry about it. If you need to do it for an extended time, you could point your MX records elsewhere in the meantime.

 

[mystery hill]

I’ve removed a custom domain and the emails that were in my mailbox were not deleted.

 

[liamski]

I would agree with your view, I think it's highly unlikely that anything already received would be deleted. Doesn't make sense with how the shared iCloud inbox works. What I think they're getting at is that any incoming emails received while your domain is not setup with iCloud would be dropped. If this is going to be a very short time, I wouldn't worry about it. If you need to do it for an extended time, you could point your MX records elsewhere in the meantime.

thank you sir - nicely explained and reassuring!

 

[liamski]

I’ve removed a custom domain and the emails that were in my mailbox were not deleted.

thanks - very good to know