As I understand the situation, IINET or WESTNET are the internet service providers and that won’t change. One isn’t obliged to use @ iinet or @ westnet. I haven’t used those addresses for several years and I’m happy with all the apple addresses @me @ Mac @ iCloud. Cheers Marcus Marcus Harris Mobile +61417965618
> On 2 Nov 2023, at 2:56 pm, Peter Crisp via WAMUG <wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> > wrote: > > Hi Rod, I am with Westnet as my ISP - same org as iinet I understand. > Westnet advised me a couple of months back too they are outsourcing the > email management. This was received with big groans. However, Westnet > (and iinet) are outsourcing the email management to The Messaging > Company. You have the choice to Opt In to their plan, in which case > they will manage the full migration of your Westnet (or iinet) Mail > accounts to The Messaging Company, but importantly you will keep > exactly the same email address afterwards. I have opted in as making a > change to a different email address would be a huge undertaking with > all the tangles with multiple other subscriptions, providers etc my > email address is associated with. Same to for the 4 other family > members in my family. I dug further into this - the first year of email > management is free with The Messaging Company and then from year 2, > they will charge a fee for the email management. If I look at my > Westnet plan, the current email management fee will disappear form day > 1 after migration and thereafter. I don't know yet how much The > Messaging Company will charge from year 2. > > You can ring the helpline for further details if other questions or > there is an FAQ page for the commonly asked questions. > Kind Regards > Peter Crisp > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > "WAMUG" <wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> > > To: > > "WAMUG" <wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> > > Cc: > > "Rod Blitvich" <rb...@iinet.net.au> > > Sent: > > Thu, 2 Nov 2023 14:13:05 +0800 > > Subject: > > [WAMUG] Which Email address? > Hi Folks > So iinet email is shifting to another provider. > Please can you suggest which email address should now I use as my > primary address? > I currently use rb...@iinet.net.au > I have the following email addresses: > rb...@iinet.net.au > bli...@mac.com > bli...@icloud.com > I am thinking of making bli...@mac.com as my primary address > Thank you > Rod Blitvich > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
