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Questions and answers related to specific email services.

Are free email services worth it?

Free email services and accounts are convenient and ubiquitous. But free email services aren't the right place to keep your important information.

Do I need to backup my webmail?

It's tempting to rely on online services like webmail and assume that they've got all of your backup needs covered. Unfortunately, they don't.

How do I backup my AOL email?

Backing up online email is important, and easily done using the IMAP email protocol to download to an email program on your home computer.

How do I move my contacts from one provider to another?

Contact management is still the big bug-a-boo for "normal" communication on the internet, our PCs, and our phones.