Hi Stephen, Just to clarify one thing in your post (which I agree with the rest,..hehe),..but you can’t actually get a @Mac.com or @me.com address anymore. You can only get an @iCloud.com address. For those of us lucky enough to get it originally - we can have all three. Like you I signed up originally with it (when it first got announced as iTools) and we could get it as @Mac.com Then Apple “rebranded” it as @me.com. Then “rebranded” it again as iCloud and turned it into @iCloud.com address. So if you were an original @Mac you automatically got @me and now @iCloud - so you have all 3. (This when they first announced it as part of iTools). But if you only signed up when it was @me.com you now can use both @me.com and @iCloud.com but generally not the @Mac.com. (this was when they “renamed it” as part of MobileMe). If you only sign up now, you get an @iCloud.com address. And though “technically” you’re meant to be able to use the previous ones - it doesn’t always work. As Apple try use everything through @iCloud.com now. (And this is their “new” iCloud stuff that’s been around a while).
And if you have aliases that were originally from @Mac.com or @me.com and you delete them - you can’t add them back in. So generally now it’s only @iCloud.com that people can choose from for the “free’ email address. That list a bit of info about it here as well - https://support.apple.com/en-au/118230 I was lucky enough to sit up (as I normally do) when it was first announced and grabbed 3 of the @Mac.com addresses that I wanted! Hehe. You had to be really quick on the night to grab them,…lol. I even know get people with a variation of one of my @Mac.com addresses that wanted me to give it to them as want it. Hehe. And I know a friend of mine also grabbed a @Mac.com he wanted, as did Ronni for her @Mac.com at the time. But after a day or so, a lot of them were “gone” hehe. But yes, (unfortunately) now,..people aren’t able to get the @Mac or @me ones,…only the @iCloud :) Just for a bit of clarity,…and a walk down memory lane,…hehe. :) Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 16 Pro --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry p : 0414 795 960 e : <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> w : <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. *** Avoid Scams! - Get my latest eBook to help protect yourself, your finances and what things to look out for. Grab your copy today from - https://ebooksonline.com.au/ *** > On 17 Dec 2025, at 4:45 pm, STEPHEN CHAPE via WAMUG > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Jewels. > > My step-daughter and my grand kids were all with Westnet (owned by > TPG/iiNet). > > So they had the same issue. > > I helped them (and other family members) to switch to an iCloud email > address. > This sounds strange, but the same thing was suggested to me by a > Telstra technician a few years ago. > He visited my home to resolve an unrelated issue with my Bigpond email. > He suggested I move to a generic email address, such as Gmail or > iCloud. > This meant that if I moved to another provider my email would not > change. > He suggested I set up an iCloud address and gradually inform my > providers, friends and family. > Then if I changed providers my email remains the same. > It made sense to me, as an Apple user, to set up an iCloud email > account. > So that is what I did … and over time my contacts were informed of > this. > So as you see I have an @mac.com email address. > The options with Apple are @mac.com, @me.com or @icloud.com. > My Bigpond address is occasionally used by those I have not notified. > Regards, > Stephen Chape > Mac by choice > Windows because my employer knew no better > > On 17 Dec 2025, at 1:19 pm, Graeme Winters via WAMUG > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I still enjoy reading of the various problems and solutions provided > to > members but could you please arrange to alter my email address to > [1][email protected] > The old address including 1961 will be deleted asap because of the > high > level of junk mail > Graeme > On 17 Dec 2025, at 12:07 pm, Julie Bedford via WAMUG > <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > Have had nothing but problems with The Messenger - email service. > Can > anyone suggest > a good reliable email service. It is important that I retain my > email > address for obvious reasons. > Often very important emails end up in the spam box on the web server, > but to log in to the server > is almost impossible with the spinning wheel. > Wishing you all Christmas season greetings. > Jewels > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <https://lists.wamug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wamug> > Graeme Winters > [email protected] > References > 1. mailto:[email protected] > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <https://lists.wamug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - <https://lists.wamug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <https://lists.wamug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wamug>
