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Subject:Re: Questions in the Field From:"Mike O." <obie1121 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:41:07 -0800 (PST)
Valerie Priester wrote:
> Universities and colleges have learned over
> the past several years that it's extremely difficult to
> wean these students away from their beloved
> AOL/hotmail/yahoo/etc. addresses
I think the free email accounts are popular precisely because
you can change them at will. It's amazing how many databases
want to use your email address as a unique identifier. Or as a
way to brand you, with all the connotations of the word. If you
don't want to be branded or tagged, I can see why you'd avoid
the offical address. Or for any of the other reasons you might
like to walk away from the address.
I am told I have a mail account with my cable Internet provider,
but I've never checked it. I can't even imagine how much spam is
in it.
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