Email Addresses - Confused!

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forgotmyname wrote: »

I purchased my own domain after losing a gmail account for some unknown reason.

Created an account installed bluestacks on a VM and received the odd email never sending one, one day I couldnt check and found it blocked.

Useless help gave no reason as to why it was blocked and that gave me the moment where i thought was if that was the email i use for banking. It would be a complete pain having to reset banking email accounts without access to the original email.

If bluestack is a mail server then it sounds as though you left it open for mail relay and it was blacklisted.

mbmonty

Terrysdelight wrote: »

Hi

I have reached a point where I need and want to change my email address. I can't get anything with my name as the prefix - I can get round it by adding numbers, ie [EMAIL="joebloggs66@gmail.com"]joebloggs66@gmail.com[/EMAIL] but, I don't really like having numbers.

Would it be a good idea to buy a domain name, then I can have my name in the prefix of the email address?

What would the pro's and cons be if I went for this option?

Many thanks
Terrysdelight

I would recommend GMX.COM

Not only is there a greater chance of you being able to use your name but you can create up to 10 alias emails on a plethora of different GMX sites around the world plus a few they own.

In the USA they are known as MAIL.COM, use a VPN or Opera and a VPN set to Americas to sign up.

Whilst you can set up your own domain it is a lot more work and costs you hosting charges, screw that up one year and your domain is gone.