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CheesePuff · Jul 18, 2002, 12:22 PM

I would very much appreciate it if you posted this on your site for people to know that .Mac email is still FREE! All they have to do is follow these instructions found on the .Mac web site to make your account an email only account, which is free:

Converting your .Mac trial account to an email-only account

IMPORTANT: If you choose to convert your trial account to an email-only account, all your data files on Apple's servers (except for email messages) will be removed. Other .Mac services, such as iDisk, HomePage, Backup, and Virex, are not accessible to email-only accounts.

To convert your trial account to email-only, go to <a href="http://www.mac.com." target="_blank">www.mac.com.</a> Click Account in the .Mac menu bar, then click the Email Account Management button. Enter the member name and password of the trial account you'd like to convert, then click Convert.

Print your account information for future reference, then click Continue.

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Found here:

<a href="http://help.apple.com/mac/1/help/general/dotmachelp.htm" target="_blank">http://help.apple.com/mac/1/help/general/dotmachelp.htm</a>

Click on desktop email help, and then scroll to the bottom.

mac freak · Jul 18, 2002, 12:25 PM

Where does it say "no charges apply?"
I certainly don't see that anywhere...

gorickey · Jul 18, 2002, 12:25 PM

This has been covered probably 50 times in the past 24 hours and everybody states it's only for current .Mac members who want to add family members @mac.com e-mails to a single .Mac membership for an extra $10/yr for each e-mail added.

Pepper · Jul 18, 2002, 12:26 PM

I second this, previous mac.com email users will be able to keep there email for free. I don't think new users will have the option to have a free email account though. Now I don't have to purchase 4 .mac accounts for my family, which makes me very very happy.

Sealobo · Jul 18, 2002, 12:28 PM

i think 90% of the people are going switch to email only.

CheesePuff · Jul 18, 2002, 12:34 PM

Umm, no. This is for ".Mac trial members" (keyword trial) who want to convert their account to an email-only (keyword email-only) accounts. Not for adding family members to their accounts, thats in a whole other help section.

How about reading it, eh?

The_Equivocator · Jul 18, 2002, 12:37 PM

Thank God, err... Steve. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

gorickey · Jul 18, 2002, 12:41 PM

All I see is my member information, no "E-mail Management" button, can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks.

CheesePuff · Jul 18, 2002, 12:54 PM

gorickey · Jul 18, 2002, 01:04 PM

Definitely don't see that pic....arrggghhhh!

I goto <a href="http://www.mac.com," target="_blank">http://www.mac.com,</a> I click on Account in the menu bar, it comes up with a .Mac box for my user name/pw, I fill those out and get my member information. No "E-mail Management" buttons that I see ANYWHERE! Help.

Cung · Jul 18, 2002, 01:12 PM

Yeah I don't see it either, they must have taken it down, because there aint no convert to email only option...anyone figure this out? I'm currently an itools member ,has anyone really clarified if it is for new members only or for previous members only?!

CheesePuff · Jul 18, 2002, 01:13 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Cung:
Yeah I don't see it either, they must have taken it down, because there aint no convert to email only option...anyone figure this out? I'm currently an itools member ,has anyone really clarified if it is for new members only or for previous members only?!<hr /></blockquote>All previous iTools users are now known as .Mac trial members anyways, so that does not matter.

gorickey · Jul 18, 2002, 01:17 PM

CheesePuff:

Can you currently see the button? It must have been taken down.

daimoni · 12:51 AM

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Pepper · Jul 18, 2002, 01:28 PM

No need to rush, you still have 74 days left to go "email only". There are obviously plans to make this option available, so just be patient and wait!

gorickey · Jul 18, 2002, 01:33 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Pepper:
No need to rush, you still have 74 days left to go "email only". There are obviously plans to make this option available, so just be patient and wait!<hr /></blockquote>Agreed, I wouldn't switch to e-mail only anyway until the cut off day so I can still use my other services for awhile longer. I am just curious how CheesePuff got that picture already if the button is no where to be found?

driven · Jul 18, 2002, 02:59 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by gorickey:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Pepper:
No need to rush, you still have 74 days left to go "email only". There are obviously plans to make this option available, so just be patient and wait!<hr /></blockquote>Agreed, I wouldn't switch to e-mail only anyway until the cut off day so I can still use my other services for awhile longer. I am just curious how CheesePuff got that picture already if the button is no where to be found?

<hr /></blockquote>I also wouldn't purchase until the VERY last day .... no sense throwing away the "FREE" days and make your "year" end faster.

Millennium · Jul 18, 2002, 03:38 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by CheesePuff:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Cung:
Yeah I don't see it either, they must have taken it down, because there aint no convert to email only option...anyone figure this out? I'm currently an itools member ,has anyone really clarified if it is for new members only or for previous members only?!<hr /></blockquote>All previous iTools users are now known as .Mac trial members anyways, so that does not matter.<hr /></blockquote>Perhaps, CheesePuff, you are the one who needs to do more reading. It's made clear in several of the other questions that email-only accounts are only for full mac.com members, as additional e-mail addresses. These will cost $10/year, a reasonable fee for an e-mail address, but you'll have to pay $100/year for a "main" account as well.

Why the ability to convert a trial account to email-only? Probably so that you can have your main address different from the one you try out under. People who wish to avoid spammers may do this, for example.

CheesePuff · Jul 18, 2002, 04:28 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Millennium:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by CheesePuff:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Cung:
Yeah I don't see it either, they must have taken it down, because there aint no convert to email only option...anyone figure this out? I'm currently an itools member ,has anyone really clarified if it is for new members only or for previous members only?!<hr /></blockquote>All previous iTools users are now known as .Mac trial members anyways, so that does not matter.<hr /></blockquote>Perhaps, CheesePuff, you are the one who needs to do more reading. It's made clear in several of the other questions that email-only accounts are only for full mac.com members, as additional e-mail addresses. These will cost $10/year, a reasonable fee for an e-mail address, but you'll have to pay $100/year for a "main" account as well.

Why the ability to convert a trial account to email-only? Probably so that you can have your main address different from the one you try out under. People who wish to avoid spammers may do this, for example.<hr /></blockquote>Then why does the chart above show an email only account as having nothing but 5 MB of email space?

scaught · Jul 18, 2002, 05:18 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by CheesePuff:
Then why does the chart above show an email only account as having nothing but 5 MB of email space?<hr /></blockquote>then why do the instructions you give do NOTHING? why do you think you are the only one whos figured this out?

Millennium · Jul 18, 2002, 05:26 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by CheesePuff:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Millennium:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by CheesePuff:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Cung:
Yeah I don't see it either, they must have taken it down, because there aint no convert to email only option...anyone figure this out? I'm currently an itools member ,has anyone really clarified if it is for new members only or for previous members only?!<hr /></blockquote>All previous iTools users are now known as .Mac trial members anyways, so that does not matter.<hr /></blockquote>Perhaps, CheesePuff, you are the one who needs to do more reading. It's made clear in several of the other questions that email-only accounts are only for full mac.com members, as additional e-mail addresses. These will cost $10/year, a reasonable fee for an e-mail address, but you'll have to pay $100/year for a "main" account as well.

Why the ability to convert a trial account to email-only? Probably so that you can have your main address different from the one you try out under. People who wish to avoid spammers may do this, for example.<hr /></blockquote>Then why does the chart above show an email only account as having nothing but 5 MB of email space?<hr /></blockquote>Because that is what the additional e-mail accounts have. Apple's already stated that.

Where'd you get that chart, anyway?

sek929 · Jul 18, 2002, 06:21 PM

I wish there was an option for 100MB iDisk and Mac.com e-mail only. I couldn't care less about any of that other crap. Plus it would be cheaper for said option.

Doesn't look like that is gonna happen anytime soon.

sdahl · Jul 18, 2002, 06:29 PM

Read this:

Adding an email-only account

.Mac members can purchase up to 10 additional email accounts for $10.00 each per year. Email-only accounts include 5 megabytes (MB) of storage space, which can't be increased. You can't add photo signatures to messages if you have an email-only account; and other .Mac services, such as iDisk, HomePage, Backup, and Virex, are not accessible to email-only accounts.

<a href="http://help.apple.com/mac/5/help/mail/pgs/mac40.htm" target="_blank">http://help.apple.com/mac/5/help/mail/pgs/mac40.htm</a>

That should clear this up once and for all

Hawkeye_a · Jul 18, 2002, 08:35 PM

Ok, this is sickening..... give me a one word answer to the following question.

-I am currently an iTools member , i use email and iDisk. i dont want to pay to be able to use email, i dont need iDisk. Can i convert my iTools account to a .mac email only account for free ?

sdahl · Jul 18, 2002, 08:39 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Hawkeye_a:
Ok, this is sickening..... give me a one word answer to the following question.

-I am currently an iTools member , i use email and iDisk. i dont want to pay to be able to use email, i dont need iDisk. Can i convert my iTools account to a .mac email only account for free ?<hr /></blockquote>NO (as things stand)