How Do I Create An Email Account?

Many providers of email services let you sign-up for a free email account but not only do you get email they can also offer extended services such as calendars and SPAM protection. All you have to do is visit these sites and sign-up.

What is an e mail address? (more information)

The registration process for a web based email account is straight forward. You will be asked to provide some personal information, typically including :

• Your name.
• Your postal address.
• A password.
• Some security details.
• Your desired email address.

Please remember that you might not get exactly the address you want but you should be shown a list of possible alternatives.

There are many providers of web based email services currently available. Some of the more popular choices are:

• Hotmail
• Yahoo
• Google Mail
• Comparison of web mail providers from Wikipedia.

Non Web Based

An alternative to web based email is to use software installed on your local machine called an email client. One of the most popular examples is Microsoft Outlook Express which you may already have if you have Microsoft's web browser Internet Explorer. The email client software will require some configuration before it can work with your new email account. Your Internet Service Provider will be able to provide this information.

• An e mail address.
• A user name and password.
• The name of the incoming mail server.
• The type of the incoming mail server (POP3 for example).
• The name of the outgoing mail server (smtp.mydomain.com for example)

• Outlook Express support page
• Information about Outlook Express

If you wish to learn more about email clients you may find this review of email client software a useful starting point.