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Add email question to help_faq.md #330

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Expand Up @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Get more [help with domain requests](../domain-requests).
- [My domain is about to expire. How can I renew my domain](#renew-domain)?
- [Where can I add DNS records](#dns-records)?
- [My DNS hosting provider wants me to transfer my .gov domain to their registrar. What should I do](#transfer-domain)?
- [Where do I get a .gov email address](#email-address)?

Get more [help with domain management](../domain-management).

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If you are asked for an AUTH code by your DNS hosting provider, let them know that you’re trying to set up DNS hosting and that you cannot transfer a .gov domain to them.

## Where do I get a .gov email address? {#email-address}
We don't offer email hosting services. Once you have a .gov domain registered and a [DNS provider hosting your domain](https://get.gov/domains/moving/#find-dns-hosting-services), you can work with an email services provider or manage your own email infrastructure. Your DNS hosting provider may offer email services.

If your organization already has email operating on a non-.gov domain, you may be able to [move it to a .gov domain](https://get.gov/domains/moving/#plan-to-move-your-email-to-gov).

## Your policies prohibit using a .gov domain for “commercial purposes." What does that mean? {#commercial-purposes}
The [DOTGOV Act of 2020](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:6%20section:665%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section665)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true){.usa-link--external} states that .gov domains “may not be used for commercial … purposes.” This means a .gov domain may not be used for purposes that would solely promote a commercial entity or their activities. For example, a .gov website should not include promotional space that can be directly purchased (e.g., web advertising). However, a .gov domain can be used in ways that promote commerce where such promotion primarily serves a public purpose rather than private interests. As appropriate, this might include the names or logos of private enterprises on a .gov website.

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