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EMAIL FOREVER
email
that’s forever
Your email address is one of the most important things that you can own; allowing countless num-
bers of people to keep in contact with you. If you’ve ever known someone who’s changed their email
address, you know how frustrating this can be: unless that person contacts you, chances are you
have lost them in the ether. Don’t let it happen to you: make sure your email address is for life.
any situations can cause your nicknames for quick typing of recipient
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EMAIL FOREVER
WHICH WAY TO GO
As you can see, there are many approach-
es to setting up a permanent email address.
The best choice for you depends on your cir-
cumstances. If you don’t own a computer
and rely on Internet cafes and libraries for
access, then Hotmail—as the premier Web-
customers. For $29 per year, you get Web- fee, which does not include the registrar based email service—is the best choice. If
based email with POP3 access, spell-check- fees. you have the opposite problem and juggle
ing, read-receipt service, auto-responders, EarthLink, another US ISP, offers domain multiple email accounts, a high powered
signatures and more. You can continue to hosting for $19.95 per month plus a $25 set- forwarding service such as Bigfoot may be
use the service even if you later switch to an- up fee. Or, if you only want the email and the best solution.
other domain host. don’t need a Web site, you can use their If you want an email address with more in-
“domain parking” service. This reserves the dividuality than Hotmail or Bigfoot but you
YOUR FRIENDLY ISP domain name but keeps the Web site inac- don’t want the trouble or expense of regis-
If you go directly to an accredited registrar tive. Users navigating to the site will see an tering a domain name, then a vanity email
to register your domain name, you’ll avoid “under construction” message. But you can service is a good option. The ones with the
additional service charges. But unless you still use domain email services with a parked best domain names are Mail.com’s service,
use the registrar’s hosting services, which domain. Domain parking is just $4.95 per My Own Email and Vanity Email. Of these,
may not meet your needs, you’ll have to fill month with a $40 setup fee, and catch-all Mail.com’s service offers the best value, with
out some forms that may confuse you. You email is $2.95 per month with a $4.95 set- free Web email and free forwarding.
can avoid this if you choose a host and then up fee. Additional mailboxes entail a slight- If you want to use your own registered do-
register your domain name through the host. ly higher fee. For details, go to www.earth- main name, you have a blizzard of options.
Many ISPs provide virtual hosting services, link.net/business/email. Like MindSpring, Which one you choose depends on whether
and some US national ISPs are domain name EarthLink can register your domain for you. you only want email or you want a Web
resellers, so you can register right from their Some smaller ISPs will provide catch-all site as well. If all you need is catch-all email,
sites. There is usually a setup fee, but they email for no additional fee. Separate mail- your first stop should be your ISP, since
handle all the gory details with the registrar. boxes require a multi-user account and an some ISPs provide this service for free. Oth-
MindSpring (www.mindspring.net) is a additional monthly fee, but you also get a erwise, your best bet is to register your do-
US national ISP with four levels of service Web site with your domain name. Small main name with register.com and use its
for domain hosting. The cheapest costs ISPs such as this don’t usually register the do- Web-based service with POP3 access. At
$29.95 per month for domain hosting, plus main name for you, but they will often pro- $29 per year, this is a bargain.
$5 per month for each mailbox. You can vide you with the information you need to As the Internet becomes an increasingly
have up to ten email accounts. The price also fill out the form. important part of our daily lives, a person-
includes a Web site with CGI scripting ca- alised email address that won’t change be-
pabilities and numerous other email fea- HOSTING SERVICES comes more and more desirable. But if you
tures, including forwarding and auto-re- If your ISP doesn’t offer domain hosting want one, you’d better act quickly. Domain
sponding. You also can register your domain and you don’t want to change ISPs, don’t de- names are disappearing at a record rate, so
through MindSpring. There is a $50 setup spair. There are services that do nothing reserve yours today.
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