I have had the same email address for well over 15 years – possibly even longer. I don’t remember when exactly I first got it, but it is soon coming to an end. The company I have used to provide my email is moving in a different direction and will no longer provide service to emails.
They are doing this in a stepped fashion: they sent out notice a few weeks ago, informing everyone of the coming changes. Their next step is to actually charge a fee for each email address. I’m not exactly sure of the logic there, but thankfully for me I only have the one address; presumably some people have multiple addresses. Then at some future date in 2024, they will cease support entirely.
I have multiple options to choose from: I can wait until they stop providing support, paying the $5 fee each month until such time – or I can get a new address now and avoid all fees. I am choosing to avoid the fees and get a new address now.
This plan has a few options for me to choose from as well: I can get free email from such platforms as gmail or yahoo, or I can encourage my partner to resurrect his platform and get email directly from him!
Can you guess which route I’m going to choose?
It hasn’t happened yet – but when it does, I will send out notice to everyone letting you all know what the new address will be. I will keep both addresses for at least a month but will eventually close down my old one completely.
