> But email addresses are not inextricably tied to a provider at all. Details, details. They are for 99% of people on the planet :-) > As for sending email to

> But email addresses are not inextricably tied to a provider at all. Details, details. They are for 99% of people on the planet :-) > As for sending email to the whole world, let me know how to toot to the whole world, I'd like know. You send a toot, and anyone in the world can see it. Sure, it doesn't show up in their inbox, but email doesn't have an equivalent.