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> I'm still using an email that is one of the AOL domains ProTip: Honestly, just buy your own domain, control your own email address(es)...

mlyle 1y ago
> > mostly for accessing legacy sites that were around at that time.
- einsteinx2 1y ago
  So change the email address on those accounts?
  - xp84 1y ago
    That's not always possible.
    - carlosjobim 1y ago
      It is almost always possible.
      - strombofulous 1y ago
        Email was often used as a primary key on older websites
        zarzavat 1y ago
        Originally websites had usernames and passwords. Username was used as a primary key (such as this website). Using the email address directly as the username/key is a more modern trend (mid-late 00s). I believe this coincided with the dominance of gmail where people would have a forever email address. Before that, your email address would regularly change if you moved ISPs/schools/jobs so it wasn't a good identifier.
        xp84 11mo ago
        Recently i found that several services I “signed into with Google” allow neither converting to a password nor binding to a different Google account. B2b SaaS apps in fact.
        carlosjobim 1y ago
        Yes, and it's possible to change that e-mail. The only place I've encountered which doesn't is Alibaba.
        Aaron2222 1y ago
        ChatGPT is another.
        einsteinx2 1y ago
        Bambu Labs online account has the same restriction for some reason as I found out the hard way, though I had thought that was extremely rare.
IT4MD 1y ago
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skrebbel 1y ago
Wow way to miss the point
- logifail 1y ago
  My domain registration is just over 25 years old... I guess I'm also "legacy"? I don't think I'm missing any point, thanks.
  - chrononaut 1y ago
    A lot of these old services used the email address as the fixed user identifier making it much less likely (certainly for those bucket of services) that he'd have a user-facing option of changing it.
  - mlyle 1y ago
    > My domain registration is just over 25 years old... I guess I'm also "legacy"? Mine too -- I mean, I had domains in 1994-1995. Most people who have legacy AOL emails have them from more than 25 years ago-- indeed AOL was in decline by 2000. And "protip: go back in time 30 years ago and tell your kid self how to get a domain name, and navigate internic's overcharging" isn't quite as practical to implement.
  - rafterydj 1y ago
    Any recommendations on registrars?

mlyle 1y ago

> > mostly for accessing legacy sites that were around at that time.

einsteinx2 1y ago
So change the email address on those accounts?
- xp84 1y ago
  That's not always possible.
  - carlosjobim 1y ago
    It is almost always possible.
    - strombofulous 1y ago
      Email was often used as a primary key on older websites
      - zarzavat 1y ago
        Originally websites had usernames and passwords. Username was used as a primary key (such as this website). Using the email address directly as the username/key is a more modern trend (mid-late 00s). I believe this coincided with the dominance of gmail where people would have a forever email address. Before that, your email address would regularly change if you moved ISPs/schools/jobs so it wasn't a good identifier.
        xp84 11mo ago
        Recently i found that several services I “signed into with Google” allow neither converting to a password nor binding to a different Google account. B2b SaaS apps in fact.
      - carlosjobim 1y ago
        Yes, and it's possible to change that e-mail. The only place I've encountered which doesn't is Alibaba.
        Aaron2222 1y ago
        ChatGPT is another.
        einsteinx2 1y ago
        Bambu Labs online account has the same restriction for some reason as I found out the hard way, though I had thought that was extremely rare.

IT4MD 1y ago

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skrebbel 1y ago

Wow way to miss the point

logifail 1y ago
My domain registration is just over 25 years old... I guess I'm also "legacy"? I don't think I'm missing any point, thanks.
- chrononaut 1y ago
  A lot of these old services used the email address as the fixed user identifier making it much less likely (certainly for those bucket of services) that he'd have a user-facing option of changing it.
- mlyle 1y ago
  > My domain registration is just over 25 years old... I guess I'm also "legacy"? Mine too -- I mean, I had domains in 1994-1995. Most people who have legacy AOL emails have them from more than 25 years ago-- indeed AOL was in decline by 2000. And "protip: go back in time 30 years ago and tell your kid self how to get a domain name, and navigate internic's overcharging" isn't quite as practical to implement.
- rafterydj 1y ago
  Any recommendations on registrars?