How long have you had your current email address?
How long have you had your current email address?
Clogs' discussion of spammers got me to thinking about this. I know people who change their email address almost as often as they change their socks, and I realized that I've had the same one for quite a while. Turns out I've been at the same, active address for over 10 years now.
So how long have you been at yours?
So how long have you been at yours?
- 13thScorpio
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- StoneCold Skywarp
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Same here pretty much, though I was on the internet over a year before I actually got an email address. I remember paying about $100 for my dial-up modem, installing it, being all excited, then realizing I had no idea what to do with it. I wound up calling the store I bought it from and, after talking to 3 different employees, got the number of a local BBS. It was completely lame, but I thought it was so cool that I could see something on another computer all the way across town and play trivia games. (And get hit on by a pedophile, though that wasn't as cool ) And it only took about 2 minutes to connect, and the connection actually worked about 60% of the time. Ahh, the good ol' days!StoneCold Skywarp wrote:I still have the original e-mail address from when I got the internets
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- Knightdramon
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About 7 years now, ever since I started using the internet. Has also stayed as my username for all accounts in [non-porn ] sites over the years.
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- Auntie Slag
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Had mine since January 2000. You think the Yahoo limit was severe back then, I'm sure Hotmail's was 2Mb.
I think Yahoo mail is great. It's gone down on me four times (matron!), but other than that it's been tip top, and it's spam filter is excellent. And it's free POP3 which is great for all Outlook/Entourage users on dial-up.
I remember the nice wording when I signed up, something like "It's yours for life, take it with you wherever you go..." I always thought that was a nice touch, you know, a nice little bit of friendliness in a porny expanse of black nothingment.
What's the maximum amount of time you can leave a Yahoo account dormant before they automatically close it down?
I think Yahoo mail is great. It's gone down on me four times (matron!), but other than that it's been tip top, and it's spam filter is excellent. And it's free POP3 which is great for all Outlook/Entourage users on dial-up.
I remember the nice wording when I signed up, something like "It's yours for life, take it with you wherever you go..." I always thought that was a nice touch, you know, a nice little bit of friendliness in a porny expanse of black nothingment.
What's the maximum amount of time you can leave a Yahoo account dormant before they automatically close it down?
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Had my home e-mail addy for maybe 6 years. My work e-mail I've had since I moved to an office using the 'new' generic computer system, which has to be about 8 years.
Typical Capricorn, me: very conservative. I would still like to meet my mystery clone-spammer with some extreme prejudice on hand.
Typical Capricorn, me: very conservative. I would still like to meet my mystery clone-spammer with some extreme prejudice on hand.
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- Sunstreaker2
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- AndyTurnbull
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I've moved addresses a few times due to spam or closing down old websites, I generally try and keep the spam-ridden ones for a while until everyone I know stops mistakenly sending things to it and then just leave them.
I've had a hotmail account since 2001 but it's only used for MSN and not actually email. I have had my current gmail account for about six months now, though the new webdomain email is what I use (all the gmail forwards to it) and I can use it through the website.
Gmail you get minimal spam I find, my old yahoo one which still works gets minimal spam now, but there was a time it got hammered forcing me to find another address.
Andy
I've had a hotmail account since 2001 but it's only used for MSN and not actually email. I have had my current gmail account for about six months now, though the new webdomain email is what I use (all the gmail forwards to it) and I can use it through the website.
Gmail you get minimal spam I find, my old yahoo one which still works gets minimal spam now, but there was a time it got hammered forcing me to find another address.
Andy
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