Frequently Asked Questions

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1. What is an alias?

An alias is a nickname for a real email account. You can use aliases to create several email addresses that all point to the same mailbox. For example, if you create an alias named 'bob' and set it to correspond to the 'Postmaster' email account, any mail sent to 'bob@domain.com' would go to the Postmaster inbox postmaster@domain.com. You can create alias by logging to My Account section with your username and password.

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2. How do I create my e-mail address?
3. Can my computer get a virus on the Internet?
4. Is it safe to send private information by e-mail?
5. What exactly is "Spamming"?
6. I receive the following error in Outlook Express: "Unable to logon to the server using Secure Password Authentication." — how do I fix this?
7. I'm using Outlook Express as my Email Program. Whenever I try to download large file attachments, I get disconnected. Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening?
8. My friend E-mailed me and it came back as undeliverable because " quota exceeded " What does this mean, and how can I fix it?