Email Addresses

awhiteford21 · 25 Jan 2012, 08:09 PM

I was wondering how many email addresses does everybody have

silverthe1 · 26 Jan 2012, 12:01 AM

A lot. I have one each on Zoho, Openmail, Gmail, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Privacyharbor, Hushmail & Fastmail. These are the ones I actively use all for different purposes (In that order of Importance, though more or less all of them are the equally important.

Apart from that, I have e-mail addresses with rediff, in.com, about.me, operamail, postino, blumail, ovi and what not. These are the ones I've made only out of curiosity. And I'm constantly on the lookout for more. LOL.

But I guess, in essence, 3-4 email addresses are all a normal or even a heavy user of electronic correspondence(s) needs.

LOL... I almost forgot. I also have Mail.com. Also had a GMX one but suddenly one day that account disappeared. Stay away from gmx if you value your e-mail. Tried VFEmail..but the HORDE interface is a visual nightmare. Then there is Breakthru.com, with again the interface issue.

If only Hushmail's free version came with a little more storage, say about 500 MB and the not so short account time limit for free accounts (3 weeks), it'd have been a winner in the free category. Then there's Lavabit, but its interface is really weird

drew · 26 Jan 2012, 01:45 AM

I've had some 23 different some years ago and them I managed to
get it down to 8 or 9 or thereabout.

I want to slim it down even more but I am such a nosy curious guy so ...

Hey Alan you did ask the same in a blog at MyOpera? Their place for us who
like their Opera Browser with built in email client. Yes me very nosy looking
for you all over found you there

Did you tell which email domain addresses
you use yourself?

Maybe Iooked in wrong place but did not see your list.

I have thefollowing most active now:
Myopera
hotmail
live.se
yahoo
ymail
aim
gmail
fastmail
gmx.com
ovi but that is a yahoo service too

maybe one or two more that I now have forgot.
Most likely I still have Nerdshack under the new name. what was that?

silverthe1, I plan to get Zoho so cool that you have that one does it works good? it is one of the most popular at email.about.com

Alan Whiteford now it is your turn

awhiteford21 · 26 Jan 2012, 02:04 AM

I have 8 or 9 email addresses

Fastmail
My Opera
Zoho
GMX
Gmail
O2
Hotmail
Yahoo

Drew I did ask on My Opera

drew · 26 Jan 2012, 02:15 AM

Thanks, zoho seems popular here. I have promised myself
to test it ASAP but I fail to decide what user name to give them

O2 is totally new to me. Is that a local Carrier or Operator like
Orange or some similar?
Is Zoho a good provider? Do you ahve a free account or the payed versions?

cheviot · 26 Jan 2012, 04:17 AM

Around 30:

AIM, Alinto, Atlas.cz, Bluebottle, euMX, everyone.net, Fastmail, GMX, Gmail (3), Inbox.com, inbox.lv, Laposte (2), Lavabit, Mail.az, MSN (3), Lycos (2- US and UK), o2.co.uk, Pochta.ru, Terra, Unlimited Mail, VFEmail, Yahoo.
Additionally, accounts at Bluehome.net and Gawab. Bluehome is often slow and Gawab is currently down due to a server move, however they also seem to have an unfair share of downtime.

My paid accounts are w/Bluebottle, everyone.net, and Lavabit. Three Gmail accounts is due to the conversion of Online.ie and my webhosting to Google services. Three MSN accounts is due to two prior ISP accounts and a pre-existing Hotmail account.

A number of accounts have been pushed to the wayside or have disappeared. Out of the 30, those that see active use are obviously the paid accounts, as well euMX, GMX, one each Gmail and MSN, and Terra. The Yahoo account is tied to the local ISP.

Starting in 2000, I just basically signed up for every free mail out there for two reasons: to keep as much as possible from being spoofed, and to have both IMAP/SMTP access as well as push. Each individual with whom I maintain regular contact warrants his/her own account rather than just separate folders. Then of course are the business accounts and the sacrificial "Go ahead-sign up; all this, and choke on spam, too" accounts. Also, being a musician on the side sometimes calls for individual tracks or entire compositions to be sent via email to other computers to be reassembled via Cakewalk, Vegas, T-Rex, etc. or downloaded directly onto a Roland or SCSI, therefore requiring large sending capacity. Lavabit has been a bit of a disappointment in this regard, and will be looking at Runbox in the future for this purpose. I realize the question was only in regard to the number of accounts, but sometimes there is justification in numbers.

BTW: @drew: o2 is a cellular provider in the UK which at one time offered not only email but a WAP site as well, even to non-subscribers. My account is still accessible via POP/SMTP but I do not know if they still offer any kind of webmail or if one can even sign up...

silverthe1 · 26 Jan 2012, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drew

silverthe1, I plan to get Zoho so cool that you have that one does it works good? it is one of the most popular at email.about.com

Yes, my Friend. Zoho is one of the best E-mail services that I've ever seen. It's the one I use for all my official correspondences (being a student, like for universities' correspondences etc.)

Zoho has some really great features that make it stand out. I've had an account with them for about an year and a half now and never experienced any downtime(s) or any other problem(s). Their support is excellent and though on a free account there's only E-mail support, they usually answer as quick as possible. POP/IMAP support is excellent as ever with SSL/TLS encryption and popular clients like Thunderbird detect Zoho's POP/IMAP/SMTP settings flawlessly.

Zoho's the only service that I've come across, that doesn't display any ads even in the free version (Not in the interface & Not in the Outgoing mail signatures).

There are a couple of other nice features. Like Zoho Writer (like Google Docs), CRM capability, Chat & IM and what not.

Additionally, you can get yourself a custom address within the free account if you have a domain registered and are familier with the MX settings and stuff.

As an added bonus, Try browsing Zoho mail's mobile Interface. It's awesome

For all those who're thinking about giving Zoho a try, go ahead and do it. You'll be amazed.

(PS: I'm not a representative of Zoho. I just like the service too damn much. LOL)

drew · 26 Jan 2012, 05:27 AM

@cheviot, yes here in Sweden we have several such carrier/Mobile Operators too. I have an email still on Telia but never use it.
Suprising because they did tell is that if we had no "relation" paying
them then we should not have email so maybe they forgot to shut it down.

@Silverthe1, thanks for the info on Zoho. Had it been some two years ago
then I would have sign up right away. I had some 22 different email free services at that time.

Now I am trying to ween ??? to slowly make my body get used to not
having an account at every free service

I am such a free service junky. Joining every free thing out there.

So Zoho should be my next project I do promise. Thanks for the info.
Much appreciated.

Berenburger · 26 Jan 2012, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by awhiteford21

I was wondering how many email addresses does everybody have

<own domain>.net - paid
<own domain>.tel - paid
<own domain>.nl - paid
fastmail.fm - paid
gmail.com
live.nl
eumx.net - paid
inbox.com
tuffmail.com - paid
aol.nl
home.nl - paid
openmail.cc
gmx.com
yahoo.com
operamail.com
myopera.com
lavabit.com
zoho.com
polarismail.net
privacyharbor.com
shortmail.com

just1acc · 26 Jan 2012, 11:36 AM

3 Gmail - 1 Personal/Main, 1 Official Works, 1 for Registration ( not random registration, for that I use disposable ones). POP3 fetched to Main one.

1 Live.com - Backup Purpose, with 2 Hotmail.com alias for different approach.

1 Mail.com - Just pseudonym purpose good domain. POP3 fetched to main account.

Again 1 Hotmail - Bad works.

1 about.me - good domain, serves the AOL brand. Just didn't ditch it yet.

I had various ids. Yahoo.com, Ymail.com, att.net, ovi.com, Hushmail.com, Zoho.com, zapak.com, rediffmail.com, fastmail.fm, GMX.com, inbox.com and some previous Gmail and Hotmail ones. All free.

Now after cutted down those craps, I become FREE.

PS. and yeh! 1 facebook.com mail.

webecedarian · 4 Feb 2012, 03:23 AM

I have a lot, partly through sometimes checking out alternatives (via suggestions here), but also because I have a lot that are dedicated to one particular thing. So that if something happens to it, the rest is safe.

Most of mine are Hotmail, but I've also done Gmail, Yahoo, Fastmail, Operamail, Hushmail, Free.Fr, and the Wawa experiment.

I'm still wistfully waiting for the perfect email, which I thought would be Gmail, something very clean, uncluttered, simple.

Csin · 26 Apr 2012, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by awhiteford21

I was wondering how many email addresses does everybody have

When privacyharbor.com shuts down (end of this month?) I'll have 15 webmail addresses on trial...seven of them longtime/regular-use ones.

jeffpan · 26 Apr 2012, 10:53 AM

100+ addresses

chrisretusn · 26 Apr 2012, 11:33 AM

Personal = 15
Organizational = 3

drew · 26 Apr 2012, 02:45 PM

Operamail that is now part of the FM Guest accounts.
MyOpera.com mail that is a Beta they have.
Google+ for the Android Smartphones I have.

Then I have the email that comes with having an ISP
that gives me internet access. Payed service.

Then Hotmail, Yahoo, Ymail, Lavabit and AIM and GMX.com and more
that I want to get rid of but it is not easy due to yahoogroups
require more tech know how than what I have. Hotmail being
one of the biggest it works best with hotmail to hotmail exchanges.
Lavabit being independent is a nostalgia thing. Could be good to have
just in case the big players acts up.

I wish I could totally or absolutely trust Opera
but after them banning me from the community
for something I could not foresee breaking rules
and the impossibility to start anew there I am skeptical
but see no other choice

oops I do have Zoho too but after the extreme slow connection
one day I felt unsure what to think of it. Maybe unfair but that is it.

25 Jan 2012, 08:09 PM	#1
awhiteford21 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 2	Email Addresses I was wondering how many email addresses does everybody have

26 Jan 2012, 12:01 AM	#2
silverthe1 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 66	A lot. I have one each on Zoho, Openmail, Gmail, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Privacyharbor, Hushmail & Fastmail. These are the ones I actively use all for different purposes (In that order of Importance, though more or less all of them are the equally important. Apart from that, I have e-mail addresses with rediff, in.com, about.me, operamail, postino, blumail, ovi and what not. These are the ones I've made only out of curiosity. And I'm constantly on the lookout for more. LOL. But I guess, in essence, 3-4 email addresses are all a normal or even a heavy user of electronic correspondence(s) needs. LOL... I almost forgot. I also have Mail.com. Also had a GMX one but suddenly one day that account disappeared. Stay away from gmx if you value your e-mail. Tried VFEmail..but the HORDE interface is a visual nightmare. Then there is Breakthru.com, with again the interface issue. If only Hushmail's free version came with a little more storage, say about 500 MB and the not so short account time limit for free accounts (3 weeks), it'd have been a winner in the free category. Then there's Lavabit, but its interface is really weird Last edited by silverthe1 : 26 Jan 2012 at 05:14 AM.

26 Jan 2012, 01:45 AM	#3
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	I've had some 23 different some years ago and them I managed to get it down to 8 or 9 or thereabout. I want to slim it down even more but I am such a nosy curious guy so ... Hey Alan you did ask the same in a blog at MyOpera? Their place for us who like their Opera Browser with built in email client. Yes me very nosy looking for you all over found you there Did you tell which email domain addresses you use yourself? Maybe Iooked in wrong place but did not see your list. I have thefollowing most active now: Myopera hotmail live.se yahoo ymail aim gmail fastmail gmx.com ovi but that is a yahoo service too maybe one or two more that I now have forgot. Most likely I still have Nerdshack under the new name. what was that? silverthe1, I plan to get Zoho so cool that you have that one does it works good? it is one of the most popular at email.about.com Alan Whiteford now it is your turn Last edited by drew : 26 Jan 2012 at 02:17 AM.

26 Jan 2012, 02:04 AM	#4
awhiteford21 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 2	my email addresses I have 8 or 9 email addresses Fastmail My Opera Zoho GMX Gmail O2 Hotmail Yahoo Drew I did ask on My Opera

26 Jan 2012, 11:36 AM	#10
just1acc Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 441	Free service junky :) 3 Gmail - 1 Personal/Main, 1 Official Works, 1 for Registration ( not random registration, for that I use disposable ones). POP3 fetched to Main one. 1 Live.com - Backup Purpose, with 2 Hotmail.com alias for different approach. 1 Mail.com - Just pseudonym purpose good domain. POP3 fetched to main account. Again 1 Hotmail - Bad works. 1 about.me - good domain, serves the AOL brand. Just didn't ditch it yet. I had various ids. Yahoo.com, Ymail.com, att.net, ovi.com, Hushmail.com, Zoho.com, zapak.com, rediffmail.com, fastmail.fm, GMX.com, inbox.com and some previous Gmail and Hotmail ones. All free. Now after cutted down those craps, I become FREE. PS. and yeh! 1 facebook.com mail.

26 Jan 2012, 02:15 AM	#5
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	Thanks, zoho seems popular here. I have promised myself to test it ASAP but I fail to decide what user name to give them O2 is totally new to me. Is that a local Carrier or Operator like Orange or some similar? Is Zoho a good provider? Do you ahve a free account or the payed versions?

26 Jan 2012, 04:17 AM	#6
cheviot Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 208	Around 30: AIM, Alinto, Atlas.cz, Bluebottle, euMX, everyone.net, Fastmail, GMX, Gmail (3), Inbox.com, inbox.lv, Laposte (2), Lavabit, Mail.az, MSN (3), Lycos (2- US and UK), o2.co.uk, Pochta.ru, Terra, Unlimited Mail, VFEmail, Yahoo. Additionally, accounts at Bluehome.net and Gawab. Bluehome is often slow and Gawab is currently down due to a server move, however they also seem to have an unfair share of downtime. My paid accounts are w/Bluebottle, everyone.net, and Lavabit. Three Gmail accounts is due to the conversion of Online.ie and my webhosting to Google services. Three MSN accounts is due to two prior ISP accounts and a pre-existing Hotmail account. A number of accounts have been pushed to the wayside or have disappeared. Out of the 30, those that see active use are obviously the paid accounts, as well euMX, GMX, one each Gmail and MSN, and Terra. The Yahoo account is tied to the local ISP. Starting in 2000, I just basically signed up for every free mail out there for two reasons: to keep as much as possible from being spoofed, and to have both IMAP/SMTP access as well as push. Each individual with whom I maintain regular contact warrants his/her own account rather than just separate folders. Then of course are the business accounts and the sacrificial "Go ahead-sign up; all this, and choke on spam, too" accounts. Also, being a musician on the side sometimes calls for individual tracks or entire compositions to be sent via email to other computers to be reassembled via Cakewalk, Vegas, T-Rex, etc. or downloaded directly onto a Roland or SCSI, therefore requiring large sending capacity. Lavabit has been a bit of a disappointment in this regard, and will be looking at Runbox in the future for this purpose. I realize the question was only in regard to the number of accounts, but sometimes there is justification in numbers. BTW: @drew: o2 is a cellular provider in the UK which at one time offered not only email but a WAP site as well, even to non-subscribers. My account is still accessible via POP/SMTP but I do not know if they still offer any kind of webmail or if one can even sign up...

26 Jan 2012, 05:27 AM	#8
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	@cheviot, yes here in Sweden we have several such carrier/Mobile Operators too. I have an email still on Telia but never use it. Suprising because they did tell is that if we had no "relation" paying them then we should not have email so maybe they forgot to shut it down. @Silverthe1, thanks for the info on Zoho. Had it been some two years ago then I would have sign up right away. I had some 22 different email free services at that time. Now I am trying to ween ??? to slowly make my body get used to not having an account at every free service I am such a free service junky. Joining every free thing out there. So Zoho should be my next project I do promise. Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.

4 Feb 2012, 03:23 AM	#11
webecedarian Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 483	I have a lot, partly through sometimes checking out alternatives (via suggestions here), but also because I have a lot that are dedicated to one particular thing. So that if something happens to it, the rest is safe. Most of mine are Hotmail, but I've also done Gmail, Yahoo, Fastmail, Operamail, Hushmail, Free.Fr, and the Wawa experiment. I'm still wistfully waiting for the perfect email, which I thought would be Gmail, something very clean, uncluttered, simple.

26 Apr 2012, 10:53 AM	#13
jeffpan The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Macao Posts: 2,157 Representative of: tls-mail.com	100+ addresses

26 Apr 2012, 11:33 AM	#14
chrisretusn Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 846	Personal = 15 Organizational = 3

26 Apr 2012, 02:45 PM	#15
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	Operamail that is now part of the FM Guest accounts. MyOpera.com mail that is a Beta they have. Google+ for the Android Smartphones I have. Then I have the email that comes with having an ISP that gives me internet access. Payed service. Then Hotmail, Yahoo, Ymail, Lavabit and AIM and GMX.com and more that I want to get rid of but it is not easy due to yahoogroups require more tech know how than what I have. Hotmail being one of the biggest it works best with hotmail to hotmail exchanges. Lavabit being independent is a nostalgia thing. Could be good to have just in case the big players acts up. I wish I could totally or absolutely trust Opera but after them banning me from the community for something I could not foresee breaking rules and the impossibility to start anew there I am skeptical but see no other choice oops I do have Zoho too but after the extreme slow connection one day I felt unsure what to think of it. Maybe unfair but that is it. Last edited by drew : 26 Apr 2012 at 02:50 PM.