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Technical News & Discussion => IDNet Help => Topic started by: Andy70 on Jun 27, 2008, 18:51:33

Title: Loss of email address?
Post by: Andy70 on Jun 27, 2008, 18:51:33
Now that i have migrated to Fast will my old IDNet email address cease? At the moment it is still active or is there a cooling off period before deactivation?
Title: Re: Loss of email address?
Post by: Rik on Jun 27, 2008, 18:56:31
It will cease in due course, Andy, unless you move it to paid mail, £12pa.
Title: Re: Loss of email address?
Post by: Andy70 on Jun 27, 2008, 19:00:55
Quote from: Rik on Jun 27, 2008, 18:56:31
It will cease in due course, Andy, unless you move it to paid mail, £12pa.


Paid mail? - that's ridiculous! - What are the advantages of that?  :eyebrow:
Title: Re: Loss of email address?
Post by: Rik on Jun 27, 2008, 19:03:13
None if you don't want to keep the address. If you do, however, it's ISP independent if you move again. I pay for a domain and email separate to IDNet for that reason.

Details are here:

http://www.idnet.net/solutions/idmail.jsp
Title: Re: Loss of email address?
Post by: Lona on Jun 27, 2008, 19:10:16
I can still get incoming mail from my old email address but can't send out.

When I was with Zen, they allowed me to use my old email address but I had to change outgoing mail to their server.
Title: Re: Loss of email address?
Post by: Andy70 on Jun 27, 2008, 19:20:55
Quote from: Lona on Jun 27, 2008, 19:10:16
I can still get incoming mail from my old email address but can't send out.

When I was with Zen, they allowed me to use my old email address but I had to change outgoing mail to their server.

Well i quite understand that. You obviously can't send an email that has an address from a previous isp using your new one but can recieve.
Maybe i wasn't clear enough.

Will i lose the email address completely? - i.e. Will it be removed from IDNet mail servers? .... RIK?
Title: Re: Loss of email address?
Post by: Lona on Jun 27, 2008, 19:22:34
The answer is YES  ;D
Title: Re: Loss of email address?
Post by: Sebby on Jun 27, 2008, 23:19:17
Quote from: Andy70 on Jun 27, 2008, 19:20:55
Will i lose the email address completely? - i.e. Will it be removed from IDNet mail servers? .... RIK?

Yes, it will. You should definitely consider getting your own domain as it prevents this from happening. :)