> The worry of losing your address should remain largely the same You should actually worry more about losing your address because now there are two people who

> The worry of losing your address should remain largely the same You should actually worry more about losing your address because now there are two people who can screw you... the ESP (email service provider) _and_ their registrar. If you hire the ESP to host email on your own domain though (or self host), then you can screw yourself (this is always a possibility) or the registrar can screw you... but you can always just switch ESPs if they're criminals or incompetent. This is what I was referring to when I said this: > just shuffling things around (probably in the wrong direction). ... in the first reply. Phew... what a long strange trip! I hope the picture is clearer now. Now I have to leave you to your own devices, sorry.