cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Creating a new email address

Xanadu
Dabbler
Posts: 10
Registered: ‎28-02-2012

Creating a new email address

Is is possible to create a new email address that ends @plus.com or something equally as short ? I would prefer not to have my user name shown at the end.
5 REPLIES 5
w23
Pro
Posts: 6,347
Thanks: 96
Fixes: 4
Registered: ‎08-01-2008

Re: Creating a new email address

This is not possible for Plusnet email, you could use Google gmail, Microsoft live or any of the other 'free' email services available or you could buy a domain name with email hosting.
https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?sacu=1&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F&serv...
https://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=12&ct=1387266775&rver=6.4.6456.0&wp=MBI&wreply=...
Just one example of domain name and hosted email: http://www.names.co.uk/email-hosting
Call me 'w23'
At any given moment in the universe many things happen. Coincidence is a matter of how close these events are in space, time and relationship.
Opinions expressed in forum posts are those of the poster, others may have different views.
acr
Rising Star
Posts: 266
Thanks: 31
Fixes: 1
Registered: ‎06-04-2007

Re: Creating a new email address

No. All Plusnet's email addresses are in the format of yourchosenname@username.plus.com. You are also unable to change your username once the account has been set up.
If you do not want your username to be included then your best option is to use another email provider (Gmail. Hotmail etc) or purchase your own Domain name.
Xanadu
Dabbler
Posts: 10
Registered: ‎28-02-2012

Re: Creating a new email address

Ok, thank you to both of you for your replies.
Smiley
drj
Aspiring Pro
Posts: 1,118
Thanks: 45
Fixes: 1
Registered: ‎30-03-2011

Re: Creating a new email address

For info I used to use names.co.uk but found they were blocking some emails - such as ones from my bank - without any apparent way of letting them through. I switched all mine to www.123-reg.co.uk and although I've had a few problems with them they've been sorted and they're cheap - though not as cheap as once-upon-a-time.
My shortest email address is in the form of *@***.org.uk
Mav
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 22,369
Thanks: 4,725
Fixes: 514
Registered: ‎06-04-2007

Re: Creating a new email address

Quote from: drj
My shortest email address is in the form of *@***.org.uk

I have *@***.me.uk Wink
I second the use of 123reg.
Email forwarding to your PlusNet boxes is a cinch. I have been using them since... well, can't remember but a long time.
I have 5 addresses with them 4 of which have their Name Servers pointing to PlusNet for hosting but billing still with 123reg.

Forum Moderator and Customer
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear - Mark Twain
He who feared he would not succeed sat still