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Alan Dobkin wrote:

> I've run into this problem many times over the past several years,
> mostly from people switching away from AOL to a real ISP, but also
> between different ISPs.  My recommendation is always to avoid using
> any ISP's e-mail account as your public e-mail address.  The best
> solution is to get your own domain (heck, they're less than $10/yr.
> now) and then forward your e-mail, if necessary, to your ISP's
> account.  This way, you can change ISPs whenever you want without
> having to change your e-mail address with anyone else.  All you
> have to do is update the forwarding destination in one place.
>
> The same advice goes for using work e-mail accounts.  You could
> instantly lose your e-mail address with any employer and be forced
> to change your address on all of the items you mentioned below.
> So, it's best to use your work e-mail address only for work-related
> mail, then if you leave the job (voluntarily or involuntarily), any
> bounced mail will be the responsibility of your employer.  If it is
> something you care about personally, you should always use your
> personal e-mail address, preferably in your own domain.
>
> So, to answer your question, my suggestion is to first register your
> own domain and set up your new e-mail address.  (Remember, this does
> not have to be a POP/IMAP mailbox account, only a forwarding address.)
> Then, set up your account with your new ISP, and tell your old ISP
> that you want to convert to the cheapest account they offer only for
> you to keep your e-mail address.  Most ISPs have a plan for this,
> where you only pay a few dollars per month, but if they don't, you
> could at least switch from DSL to their cheapest dial-up service, or
> something similar.  This gives you enough time to migrate your
> accounts to the new e-mail address.  Then, once you're no longer
> getting important mail at the old address, cancel the account.
>
> The best advice I can give here is to not make the same mistake
> with your new ISP.
>
> Alan
>


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