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a work-in-process primer Were you forced to change your primary e-mail address because your ISP changed, e.g. ATTBI became Comcast, Comcast became Time Warner, Adelphia became Time Warner? Did you move to a location where your current ISP doesn't provide service? If you answered affirmatively, you had to notify your correspondents of your e-mail address change. In addition you may have had to change mail list subscription addresses, business cards, stationery, etc. This can be a daunting task. By getting a permanent primary e-mail address, you can make this change your last! To minimize having this address from getting spammed, it is strongly recommended that you limit its use to those you trust and utilize different addresses for all others. Following are two ways to get a permanent e-mail address: 1. (Mail Box Service) - Webmail Users + Mail Client Users 2.
(Address Forwarding) - Mail Client Users (Exception)
1. Mail Box Service - Features range from few to many. Costs range from free to several dollars/year. Some providers:
2. Address Forwarding - E-mail sent to a such an address will be forwarded to the e-mail address of your choice; many use a mail box at their current ISP. If you change your mail box, it will be transparent to those you correspond with, so you'll never have to send another e-mail change of address notice. Many schools, professional organizations, and other organizations offer their alumni or members such a forwarding service; some include spam identifying and virus filtering:
Exception - With Gmail you can use webmail with address forwarding because they have a "Sending mail from a different address" option. Feedback - Comments & suggestions: 
Note: To thwart spammer address harvesting, the address is in a graphic file. (Top) Page revised: 2011-05-10 |