# How many email accounts do you have/ have you had? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 12, 2004, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866 "2004-03-12T07:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/1 "2004-03-12T07:11:00Z")
I currently have 5: 2 msn accounts, 2 yahoo (one of which is my official SDMB account), and one work. 6 dead accounts: 2 yahoo, one school, two msn, one work. Ergo, 11 email addresses in my life. Youse? ---
**Author:** ![MadnessIsAVirtue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@MadnessIsAVirtue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadnessIsAVirtue)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/2 "2004-03-12T07:32:04Z")
Let’s see… _preparing to count on fingers_ Currently using 9: 6 hotmail, 2 yahoo, 1 college. No longer using 5: 1 yahoo, 4 other. So I’ve had 14 in total, 9 of which I still regularly check. No wonder it takes me forever to check my mail… ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/3 "2004-03-12T07:34:58Z")
I have four which are activated right now, although I just use two (both on yahoo); the third is on my uni’s server and the last is an antique **[rocketmail.com](http://rocketmail.com)** one, which I really wanted to continue using but it gets way too much spam. Total number of email accounts I’ve had in my life? Maybe around 15. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/4 "2004-03-12T08:26:16Z")
In use right now: I’ve got 2 yahoo accounts (1 which is about to be spammed to death), 1 hotmail (simply used for MSN) and a school account (which forwards to my yahoo). Dead accounts: 1 yahoo 1 work 1 school 4 old accounts from back in the BBS days. I really only check my “good” yahoo account since I rarely get anything in my hotmail and when I do, MSN is kind enough to tell me who sent it, so I don’t even have to open my inbox. So it looks like I’ve already had 11 e-mail addresses at least. I’m feeling I’ve forgot at least one. And I’m only 20, so I’ve got lots of time to boost that number up. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/5 "2004-03-12T12:28:17Z")
Two live, four dead, one semi-dead 1 hotmail, main account 1 school, use only for assignments 1 more hotmail that I got locked out of 1 goplay, until they folded 1 high school account 1 other 1 inactive hotmail account, suppossed to be used as a dummy for signing up for things. Account still exists, I still give the address out occasionally, but curently no inbox to receive mail as I never bother to check if I have mail. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/6 "2004-03-12T12:29:44Z")
I use three on a regular basis, two lie dormant but active, two are dead and lost forever. So, in just over 3.5 years online, I’ve had 7 accounts. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/7 "2004-03-12T12:59:14Z")
I can’t remember all that I’ve had ever, but currently I have six from my ISP. (I only use one though, the others are from setting up webpages, I have to activate different screen names-all with email accounts, but I only check one account.) Then I have two Yahoo accounts, and one at school. So the total that I use and check - 4. ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/8 "2004-03-12T13:52:13Z")
now: 1 hotmail, 1 yahoo, 1 work dead: 3 hotmail (spammmm!), 1 yahoo, 1 from own website (now defunct) ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/9 "2004-03-12T14:10:30Z")
Current: 1 ISP account 1 Hotmail account 1 Work email account Dead: 1 Yahoo account 2 AOL accounts 1 MSN account (I tried them for a few months after Windows 95 debuted with the service and then cancelled it). 1 Delphi account (Again, it was a brief trial period and decided I didn’t like the service). ---
**Author:** ![Merkwurdigliebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/10 "2004-03-12T14:25:55Z")
counting here: Active accounts 2 hotmail 1 anti-spam account (main one) 1 school account 1 ISP account Dead or abandoned? 1 AOL 1 MSN ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/11 "2004-03-12T14:37:54Z")
4 ISP emails (regularly used by just me) 2 Yahoo (one alive, one used rarely) 2 Hotmail (one alive, one dead) ---
**Author:** ![Lynne\_kilii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lynne\_kilii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynne_kilii)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/12 "2004-03-12T15:18:28Z")
Live 1 yahoo, general mail, some spam, some glurge. 1 yahoo, rarely used, only for people who will not send me something that sucks. 1 hotmail, for any website signup In limbo? College… taking a semester off, haven’t bothered to check it. Dead 1 excite 1 aol probably one or two more? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/13 "2004-03-12T15:31:21Z")
How boring, only three: My main account (realname@msn) My “twickster” account at yahoo My work email ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/14 "2004-03-12T15:31:32Z")
Currently: 6 Yahoo (2) Personal Work ISP Unused Former: Genie Compuserve AOL Delphi Earthlink (since my personal e-mail is at one location, I can easily switch ISPs; I never use the ISP-provided address) Hotmail Previous job ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/15 "2004-03-12T16:37:07Z")
Current used: 2 hotmail 1 domain 1 work Current unused: 1 AOL 1 ISP Dead: at least 5, probably closer to 8 This all is the reason we now have our own domain name. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/16 "2004-03-12T17:03:18Z")
I currently have two… freeuk for spam [manx.net](http://manx.net) for legitemate e-mails. In my lifetime I’ve had (that I can remember)… [demon.co.uk](http://demon.co.uk), [freeserve.co.uk](http://freeserve.co.uk), aol (can’t remember if it was a .co.uk or a .com) ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/17 "2004-03-12T23:30:04Z")
current – I use six of the seven that comes with my ISP. Plus one Yahoo, and one at work. past – one hotmail, and one former employer. ---
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/18 "2004-03-13T01:57:02Z")
err … 5 that I check every day, two that I got when I signed up with my ISP (never use them) 1 yahoo, 2 MSN, and a few others that I got on fan sites for TV series, none of which I have the vaguest memory of where they are much less what name I used for them … I think I have 18 in total ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/19 "2004-03-13T05:42:26Z")
Three, and one recently deleted from my last job. One regular with CompuServe, one with “stuff” with Hotmail (my oldest account), and one wth Yahoo. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866/20 "2004-03-13T06:31:14Z")
Live accounts: 2 Hotmail 1 Cell phone 1 Work 1 Yahoo (but I seldom use it) No dead accounts Unclviny [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-email-accounts-do-you-have-have-you-had/233866.md?page=2)