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On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 09:09, Robert Heaven wrote:
&gt; OK, forgive my ignorence but, how does one go about setting up their own 
&gt; domain and personal email address? Doesn't there have to be an IP 
&gt; address and sendmail server involved somewhere? Who provides this kind 
&gt; of service and how much does it cost?
&gt; 
&gt; 
&gt; Alan Dobkin wrote:
&gt; 
&gt; &gt; I've run into this problem many times over the past several years,
&gt; &gt; mostly from people switching away from AOL to a real ISP, but also
&gt; &gt; between different ISPs.  My recommendation is always to avoid using
&gt; &gt; any ISP's e-mail account as your public e-mail address.  The best
&gt; &gt; solution is to get your own domain (heck, they're less than $10/yr.
&gt; &gt; now) and then forward your e-mail, if necessary, to your ISP's
&gt; &gt; account.  This way, you can change ISPs whenever you want without
&gt; &gt; having to change your e-mail address with anyone else.  All you
&gt; &gt; have to do is update the forwarding destination in one place.
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; The same advice goes for using work e-mail accounts.  You could
&gt; &gt; instantly lose your e-mail address with any employer and be forced
&gt; &gt; to change your address on all of the items you mentioned below.
&gt; &gt; So, it's best to use your work e-mail address only for work-related
&gt; &gt; mail, then if you leave the job (voluntarily or involuntarily), any
&gt; &gt; bounced mail will be the responsibility of your employer.  If it is
&gt; &gt; something you care about personally, you should always use your
&gt; &gt; personal e-mail address, preferably in your own domain.
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; So, to answer your question, my suggestion is to first register your
&gt; &gt; own domain and set up your new e-mail address.  (Remember, this does
&gt; &gt; not have to be a POP/IMAP mailbox account, only a forwarding address.)
&gt; &gt; Then, set up your account with your new ISP, and tell your old ISP
&gt; &gt; that you want to convert to the cheapest account they offer only for
&gt; &gt; you to keep your e-mail address.  Most ISPs have a plan for this,
&gt; &gt; where you only pay a few dollars per month, but if they don't, you
&gt; &gt; could at least switch from DSL to their cheapest dial-up service, or
&gt; &gt; something similar.  This gives you enough time to migrate your
&gt; &gt; accounts to the new e-mail address.  Then, once you're no longer
&gt; &gt; getting important mail at the old address, cancel the account.
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; The best advice I can give here is to not make the same mistake
&gt; &gt; with your new ISP.
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; Alan
&gt; &gt;
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