Facebook retires @facebook.com email service

RFK · 25 Feb 2014, 10:25 PM

Facebook is retiring its email service and has begun notifying users that all email sent to their @facebook.com address will soon be forwarded to their primary email address on file. Facebook users can turn off the forwarding feature, which is on by default. Users without a primary email address on Facebook won't receive forwarded messages, but it's pretty unlikely that they're missing anything. "Most people have not been using their @facebook.com email address," said a Facebook spokesperson, who confirmed that the update effectively retires the social network's email service.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/24/54...-email-service

Bamb0 · 2 Mar 2014, 11:47 AM

I guess they are upset they couldnt spy on people that way! (Why bother...... They have everyone in tight grip why do they need that??)

Just Bill · 5 Mar 2014, 01:14 PM

I eventually killed my account and never went back. The cons outweighed the pros of having it.

25 Feb 2014, 10:25 PM	#1
RFK Essential Contributor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 250	Facebook retires @facebook.com email service Facebook is retiring its email service and has begun notifying users that all email sent to their @facebook.com address will soon be forwarded to their primary email address on file. Facebook users can turn off the forwarding feature, which is on by default. Users without a primary email address on Facebook won't receive forwarded messages, but it's pretty unlikely that they're missing anything. "Most people have not been using their @facebook.com email address," said a Facebook spokesperson, who confirmed that the update effectively retires the social network's email service. http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/24/54...-email-service

2 Mar 2014, 11:47 AM	#2
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,876	I guess they are upset they couldnt spy on people that way! (Why bother...... They have everyone in tight grip why do they need that??)

5 Mar 2014, 01:14 PM	#3
Just Bill Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 192	I eventually killed my account and never went back. The cons outweighed the pros of having it.