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Expert: - 4/21/2009


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Brian, a general question about e-mail. Many people opt to use free e-mail addresses such  as Hotmail. Should I use a free address in addition to my @windstream.net address? What is the benefit of doing so? Thank you for helping others with your knowledge of computers!

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Hi Jaye

I am of the opinion that one can never have enough email addresses :-)
I have one from my ISP, one GMail account, and quite a few Yahoo addresses.  I use each for different purposes, such as work, friends, etc.  Have a look at some pros and cons here:
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/13467.aspx
Hope that helps.  Cheers!

Brian

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