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On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:02:25 +0100 Martin Gautier <martin.gautier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 22/10/15 16:18, Neil Winchurst wrote: > > I have been looking at my computer set up at home, and I have > > decided that some tidying up is in order. One thing that definitely > > needs sorting out is my emails. > > > > I have a personal web site and use it for emails, with various > > account names. A lot of these are for web sites that I access just > > occasionally, eg Amazon, Healthspan, photo.net, Book Depository and > > many more. (Am I alone in this?) Most sites which require some form > > of registration ask for a valid email address. > > > > Anyway, it has occurred to me that it would be useful to have a free > > web mail account set up for such items. This would leave my normal > > email site less cluttered, and also keep all such emails out of the > > way in one place. > > > > So I have been looking around the web for a good one, IMAP being > > preferred, and of course there are just so many. I definitely do not > > want gmail, yahoomai, AOL mail etc. So I am hoping for some guidance > > with this. > > > > Is this a good idea? Can anyone suggest a good email site for this? > > One I came across was yandex, which looked good but turned out to > > be based in Russia, which may or may not matter. > > > > Thanks > > > > Neil > > > How about setting up your own domain and have a cheap ISP host the > email for it? Most ISPs will let you have ~20 addresses as part of > the bundle. You'll get access to a control panel that will allow you > to add/remove address at will. > I do have my own domain already which I use for all family emails, that is myself, wife and daughter. It is just that I am thinking of having a web mail account to use for non family mails. As I said, to use when registering on a web site that is just for occasional use, Most registrations ask for an email address. Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq