Comments on: Get a personalized email address that reflects your personality… for free http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679 Professional Technologians Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:36:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jean-Luc Picard http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7741 Jean-Luc Picard Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:14:51 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7741 Hello Ashraf! Glad to see that you're back! I am on vacation and I forgot my laptop charger- but holy smokes, SyFy has free WyFy and even iMacs for us to use @ Rockefeller center. I love SyFy! Just checked my email for the 1st time in a week- 32 uread messages. My laptop charger is going to be shipped to me on Tuesday. Expect to hear from me then! Hello Ashraf! Glad to see that you’re back!
I am on vacation and I forgot my laptop charger- but holy smokes, SyFy has free WyFy and even iMacs for us to use @ Rockefeller center. I love SyFy! Just checked my email for the 1st time in a week- 32 uread messages. My laptop charger is going to be shipped to me on Tuesday. Expect to hear from me then!

]]> By: pceasies http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7654 pceasies Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:33:41 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7654 I'd still go own domain. Now a days they are dirt cheap (GoDaddy) and you can set this up with no problem at all. You can get your first year @ 1.99 and renew it for $10 a year for every year after. The hosting is what's expensive. If you only want the domain for email or free hosting (byethost) you only need the domain name which is relatively cheap. You buy the name from GoDaddy. You create an account with FreeDNS @ afraid.org You point the nameservers to FreeDNS' You create a Google Apps or Hotmail account (that works with your custom domain) You add an MX record pointing to the correct mail server It's actually not too hard although it could take 1-3 days while all the records get updated. I’d still go own domain. Now a days they are dirt cheap (GoDaddy) and you can set this up with no problem at all. You can get your first year @ 1.99 and renew it for $10 a year for every year after. The hosting is what’s expensive. If you only want the domain for email or free hosting (byethost) you only need the domain name which is relatively cheap.

You buy the name from GoDaddy.
You create an account with FreeDNS @ afraid.org
You point the nameservers to FreeDNS’
You create a Google Apps or Hotmail account (that works with your custom domain)
You add an MX record pointing to the correct mail server

It’s actually not too hard although it could take 1-3 days while all the records get updated.

]]> By: Ashraf http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7579 Ashraf Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:14:29 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7579 <b>@<a href="#comment-7578" rel="nofollow">Darthyoda</a>:</b> I guess you are one of the lucky ones. Everyone I talk to tells me its horrible. @Darthyoda: I guess you are one of the lucky ones. Everyone I talk to tells me its horrible.

]]> By: Darthyoda http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7578 Darthyoda Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:07:34 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7578 How is not reliable? We've got 5 sites hosted there, and in the last 5 years, I can only think of twice that the sites were down. How is not reliable? We’ve got 5 sites hosted there, and in the last 5 years, I can only think of twice that the sites were down.

]]> By: sunkumarspace http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7568 sunkumarspace Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:15:30 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7568 i will try it good inforamtion i will try it good inforamtion

]]> By: Ashraf http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7564 Ashraf Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:14:14 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7564 <b>@<a href="#comment-7562" rel="nofollow">Darthyoda</a>:</b> 1and1.com shared hosting is something that is not reliable; their other services I don't know about. However if you are using shared hosting for just email you should be fine. And I agree with you - having your own domain is better but it also costs money (usually). @Darthyoda: 1and1.com shared hosting is something that is not reliable; their other services I don’t know about. However if you are using shared hosting for just email you should be fine. And I agree with you – having your own domain is better but it also costs money (usually).

]]> By: gmon http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7563 gmon Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:38:13 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7563 I use at least two or more email accounts at my isp, hotmail, mail.com, gmail, yahoo, my own domain name and my work domain name, so what's one more to add to the list? ;p Years ago I used to have an email address identical to this concept at iname but they were seriously hacked, spammers used all the legit addresses right from iname's own server so the fact that this is aol-owned is actually now a plus, who would have ever thought that? :D I use at least two or more email accounts at my isp, hotmail, mail.com, gmail, yahoo, my own domain name and my work domain name, so what’s one more to add to the list? ;p

Years ago I used to have an email address identical to this concept at iname but they were seriously hacked, spammers used all the legit addresses right from iname’s own server so the fact that this is aol-owned is actually now a plus, who would have ever thought that? :D

]]> By: Darthyoda http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7562 Darthyoda Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:17:32 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7562 Having your own domain name is better though. I've had my own for over 7 years, and you never have to worry about the company going down or switching internet providers. Or my favourite, which is you can have a catchall email address which means that for every site that you sign up, you can create a new email address. IE ms@domain.com, dott@domain.com, books@domain.com, etc. I know in your website review that you marked 1&1 as a think twice, but I've been using them since they gave away 3 years for free when they first started up in the states, and have been using them since, even when it switched to paying. Right now, they have a summer deal for email at yourdomain.com, which includes 5 email address & the catchall email address, for 3 months free and the rest at $0.99/month, so you pay $8.91 US for a year of email. You can see more @ http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=6589731. Having your own domain name is better though. I’ve had my own for over 7 years, and you never have to worry about the company going down or switching internet providers. Or my favourite, which is you can have a catchall email address which means that for every site that you sign up, you can create a new email address. IE ms@domain.com, dott@domain.com, books@domain.com, etc.

I know in your website review that you marked 1&1 as a think twice, but I’ve been using them since they gave away 3 years for free when they first started up in the states, and have been using them since, even when it switched to paying.

Right now, they have a summer deal for email at yourdomain.com, which includes 5 email address & the catchall email address, for 3 months free and the rest at $0.99/month, so you pay $8.91 US for a year of email. You can see more @ http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=6589731.

]]> By: Sue D. Nymme http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7561 Sue D. Nymme Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:18:34 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7561 <b>@<a href="#comment-7557" rel="nofollow">Inco G. Nito</a>:</b> *laugh* :-) @Inco G. Nito:

*laugh* :-)

]]> By: Inco G. Nito http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7557 Inco G. Nito Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:08:29 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7557 Hey Sue ---maybe we should hook up some time... Inco Hey Sue —maybe we should hook up some time…

Inco

]]> By: david roper http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7556 david roper Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:50:19 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7556 The taste that AOL left with me years ago cannot be rinsed away. I do not want to touch anything that comes close to being part of them. Also, I have a mail account and get very little spam that doesn't get caught by them. Maybe I get one a day out of 30 emails, Yahoo is not as good. Glad to have you back in the saddle, Ashraf. The taste that AOL left with me years ago cannot be rinsed away.
I do not want to touch anything that comes close to being part of them.

Also, I have a mail account and get very little spam that doesn’t get caught by them. Maybe I get one a day out of 30 emails, Yahoo is not as good.

Glad to have you back in the saddle, Ashraf.

]]> By: etim http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7549 etim Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:36:39 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7549 A similar service is Mail.com. I've been using it for about 10 years now, and it has been reliable. The amount of spam I get through them is reasonable--low enough that I can keep my spam filter off. In comparison, my gmail email account gets several hundred spamhits a month--I've never even used it! Mail.com also has tons of other addresses to choose from--and a big plus--as far as I know, it IS NOT AOL, Yahoo or Microsoft affiliated--3 companies I don't like,trust or support in any way possible. I initially chose it for its simplicity and ease of use and for the likelihood of others remembering my address. ****@mail.com is pretty easy to remember. No, I don't have any financial relationship with mail.com, but if they want to throw some cash my way for such a nice plug, I won't complain--heh heh heh... A similar service is Mail.com. I’ve been using it for about 10 years now, and it has been reliable.

The amount of spam I get through them is reasonable–low enough that I can keep my spam filter off. In comparison, my gmail email account gets several hundred spamhits a month–I’ve never even used it!

Mail.com also has tons of other addresses to choose from–and a big plus–as far as I know, it IS NOT AOL, Yahoo or Microsoft affiliated–3 companies I don’t like,trust or support in any way possible.

I initially chose it for its simplicity and ease of use and for the likelihood of others remembering my address. ****@mail.com is pretty easy to remember.

No, I don’t have any financial relationship with mail.com, but if they want to throw some cash my way for such a nice plug, I won’t complain–heh heh heh…

]]> By: Ashraf http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7547 Ashraf Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:57:59 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7547 <b>@<a href="#comment-7546" rel="nofollow">Sue D. Nymme</a>:</b> Hmmm there is no catch O_O. @Sue D. Nymme: Hmmm there is no catch O_O.

]]> By: Sue D. Nymme http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/7679/comment-page-1#comment-7546 Sue D. Nymme Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:56:35 +0000 http://dottech.org/?p=7679#comment-7546 Not to be too cynical, but.... what's the catch? Not to be too cynical, but…. what’s the catch?

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