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5 comments on “How Do I Permanently Close My Account?”

  1. The main reason I’d ever want to close an email account would be because it’s essentially become just a spam bucket, in which case I wouldn’t want to send bounce messages to the spammers, nor would I care if someone else got assigned my old account — then the spam would become *their* problem.

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  2. Some of the email services (like yahoo/hotmail) allow us to create alias addresses. One can delete an existing alias and create a new one from time to time. Could such a deleted alias id be assigned to a new applicant by the email provider ?

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  3. Thanx.
    I’ve tried explaining some of this, from time to time, at the seniors’ club, but never as completely as your explanations.
    Now I can just give people this web address.

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  4. Hi Leo,
    IT IS interesting to find an ex-dutchman here. Mr. Notenboom.
    Thank you for your very valuable messages,
    Paul Miedema
    Netherlands

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