Multiple email addresses with a dotMac account?

[BoyBach]

Hi,

I've been using dotMac for almost two years and I would like to add a second email address to my account - one for me, that's already set up, and a second for my parents to use.

Is this possible?

Thanks, Andrew

 

[Father Jack]

Hi Andrew,
Yes you can ..

If you go to Mail / Preferences / Accounts and click Edit email aliases.
Then click on the "Aliases" tab and "add new Alias".

 

[edesignuk]

When you sign up, you’ll have the options to upgrade your storage and purchase additional email accounts. If you sign up for a Basic Membership, you can upgrade to Family Pack at any time.

[Source]

Certainly sounds like you can, it's been a long time since I dumped dotMac, but several years ago you could add additional mailboxes for a fee. I don't see why this should be any different now.

edit: took so long composing this that I got beat to it!

 

[Ish]

The aliases are great but they all feed back into the main account.

According to Apple's info, you can buy up to 10 separate email accounts

link (Question 3)



edit: so did I! I don't believe the aliases and separate accounts are the same thing though

 

[Grasbak]

Isnt an alias still the same email account?

Cant you can also purcahse a fully separate, additional account?

edit: wow you have to be quick to get in first!

 

[RaceTripper]

Aliases are most definitely tied to an existing email account. They are not what the OP wants.

Why not just get your parents a GMail account?

 

[Ish]

Aliases are most definitely tied to an existing email account. They are not what the OP wants.

Why not just get your parents a GMail account?

Or buy a separate account from Apple. #4 ^^

 

[RaceTripper]

Or buy a separate account from Apple. #4 ^^

Why buy from Apple when you can get it from Google for free?

IMHO: .Mac is a terrible value. I bought the family pack & regret wasting the money. I've gotten nothing useful out of it, and it's been down on occasion as well. I don't plan to renew this year.

 

[BoyBach]

Thanks for the answers!

 

[7on]

You can buy email only accounts. I think they're something ridiculous like 10 dollars a year... but I could be wrong - has happened before