E-mail aliases
An e-mail alias is sorta like a P.O. box. Mail doesn't 'End-up' there.
It just passes thru on it's way to somewhere else.
Let's imagine that you have some goofy address like 'jonsmith8765321@AOL.COM'.
Well, that's ok, I guess. It's unique. But let's face it, it's a hassle to spell
(or type) and it's not very memorable. Or, let's say you are a college student and
for the next year or two, you can get your mail at jon.smith@u-of-x.edu,
that's fine for now. But when you graduate, will all your friends lose track of you?
That's where an e-mail alias comes in. Reserve something here that suits your fancy.
Maybe Tony@likeicare.com or LongDuckDong@likeicare.com
(from the movie "Sixteen Candles")
and have us redirect it to jon.smith@u-of-x.edu.
WE DO NOT READ OR SCAN YOUR E-MAIL (I swear). It comes in and is automatically
and instantly sent out. I have NEVER, EVER seen anyone's e-mail messages that
are forwarded thru this site. I don't have copies of them, I don't have records
of who/what/when or anything. Seriously I'm not being evasive.
I don't have any records of what you get or from whom (or is that "who"? Whatever!)
Um, yeah, but how do I get my e-mail then?
You'll still have to keep a "regular" e-mail address somewhere. But, as it changes,
you just send me the new address and I change our server. You'll just keep getting
your 'likeicare.com' mail. Again, think about a P.O. Box at your local post office.
It doesn't matter what house you live in, or how much you move.
well... about that. Look, if you jerk me around and are changing your address
a lot, I'm going to either charge you some transaction fee or cancel your account.
I've never had anyone do that, so don't be the first. You've been warned.
Just two more things.
- Most e-mail programs allow you to set a "Reply-to:" heading. If your e-mail reader
does, then you can set THAT to your likeicare address and when somebody
gets a message FROM you and hits "Reply" their e-mail program should
send it thru likeicare.
- There are so many e-mail programs/versions out there, I can't do tech support
and try to figure out how (or if) your program works right.
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