As for address books, etc, I use ONE email client (Incredimail - costs something like $30.) and use it to manage ALL my email address (accounts), I have Verizon, Yahoo, Gmail and my own domain
gamer@Pbem-war-gamer.com. Even IF I change my ISP to something other than Verizon, I will still be able to control all my email accounts, as long as the new one supports POP3/ STMP (I think that STMP is right). All my mail, goes into this one client and I read and answer everything from Incredimail. This holds true for even the email addresses I do not publish, but use for specific tasks and as a backup address in case I ever need it.
I think that even email clients, such as Outlook Express and its' BIG brother Outlook, can handle multiple accounts. I would BET, but am not sure, that EUDORA and others can operate in a similar fashion.
So, to me, it doesn't matter who my ISP is, I can always get my mail. Of course, if my main ISP goes down, I am SOL, but can use my very old AOL account that currently costs me $2,00 per month to maintain and have not had to use (knock, knock) for several years. Then I can still access all email accounts except the ISP account that is (theoretically) down.
<b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands
LtGen, CO XXIII Corps, AoO
President, Colonial Campaigns Club
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