By Dorothy Rosby
I opened my email one day and there among the messages with the “bye-bye fat” and “straight talk about hair transplants” subject lines was one claiming to be from my internet provider. I figured it was spam but I called them to be sure. The conversation went something like this.
“I got an email saying it was from your company but I think it may be spam.”
“What does it say?”
“It says the email address I’ve used since the internet was invented won’t be available anymore. Crazy, huh?”
“It’s true.”
“I thought so. Thanks. Wait…what?”
“It’s true.”
“But…but….”
Thus began my journey from one email provider to another, a process I handled with the grace I handle all technology issues which is to say, not much. Still as a public service I’m sharing the steps I took in case you ever find yourself in the same situation. First, I did what I always do when I’m faced with major change: I panicked. I even considered doing without email. I’ve got a phone and a mailbox. My printer can accept faxes. I don’t know how to make it do that, but I could learn—maybe. You can probably skip this step. After I’d calmed down, I asked everyone I know who’s more tech savvy than I am for recommendations on providers. Fortunately, there are a lot of people like that.
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