I have a few email accounts and was just setting up a mobileme account and wondered if there was anything wrong in creating an email address that is simply your name, is there any reason not to do this?
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Do you use your real name in your email address?
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Chandler Adaway
macrumors 6502a
I'm not a business person or anything, I just like the simplicity of having my name on things like that.
For instance, my screen name here. 😛
For instance, my screen name here. 😛
redwarrior
macrumors 603
Me too. I use my name and my business name. But I don't use my real name for anything associated with this forum. Give these guys my name? Uh uh, no way!😛
MacDawg
Moderator emeritus
I thought your name really was Red Warrior
No wonder I couldn't find you 😱
Using your name is pretty much not a problem, but it doesn't hurt to have an alias for use in certain situations.
Woof, Woof - Dawg
GuillaumeB
macrumors 6502
Yuo I do too. I was lucky enough to find my last name as a domain so I got:
firstname@lastname.fr
Thought I really wish I had
firstname@lastname.com 😛
I own another domain for web stuff like my mobileblog and i created an email that i use for blog comment and other less important stuff
firstname@lastname.fr
Thought I really wish I had
firstname@lastname.com 😛
I own another domain for web stuff like my mobileblog and i created an email that i use for blog comment and other less important stuff
HLdan
macrumors 603
Ha ha, what difference does it make if you give us your real name? We won't know if it's really your real name or a fake one. Giving us your real name doesn't expose your I.P. address so we can track where you live and go raid your home and take that shiny new Mac.😀
robanga
macrumors 68000
Our ability to remain hidden is fast disappearing. I have both email addresses and web sites with my real name, my wife does as well. Sure, If someone chose to target me specifically for something malicious, it MIGHT make it a LITTLE easier to be a bad guy, but certainly not much.
In general I think we can be a bit paranoid about this stuff.
In general I think we can be a bit paranoid about this stuff.
I used to use a nickname in my email address, back when having a work email address wasn't very common, but as I gave it out to more and more people that I worked with, it became obvious I'd be better off using my real name, less embarrassing and easier all round.
redwarrior
macrumors 603
Hey! What are you doing in my living room?😱
I'm sure I've already been exposed... my ip that is.😎
richard.mac
macrumors 603
my real name for Gmail and my Uni email and then a hotmail one which is full of spam in which i use for sign ups and post openly on forums. still has my name but its what i used in high school for msn 🙄
richithomas@hotmail.com
i wonder if ill get an increase in spam in the coming weeks? 😛
richithomas@hotmail.com
i wonder if ill get an increase in spam in the coming weeks? 😛
I've settled on using the following format:
firstname.surname@me.com
It's something that is consistent and tidy. I like order 🙂
I nearly went for firstnamesurname@me.com but the two words need to be distinguishable... and i don't like underscores.
firstname.surname@me.com
It's something that is consistent and tidy. I like order 🙂
I nearly went for firstnamesurname@me.com but the two words need to be distinguishable... and i don't like underscores.