Science Communication, Group M

If you do not have your own e-mail account, create a webmail account that you are able to access from any computer that is connected to the Internet.

Here are a few webmail providers.

• Ananzimail: www.ananzimail.co.za
• Fastmail: www.fastmail.fm
• Gmail: gmail.com
• Mailplus: mailplus.co.za
• Webmail: webmail.co.za
• Yahoo: www.yahoo.com
   
  

Do's

• Do read the "Terms of Service" before you create your new personal e-mail ID.
• Think a little about the name you want to choose. The obvious: firstname.lastname@ ... ... ... may not be available since no 2 e-mail addresses may be the same.
• Choose a name that will be a easy for other people to remember and that somwhow describes you, your interests or what you do.
• Choose a password that is difficult to "hack" and that you can remember. Your password should be about 7 characters long; use Capitals, small letters and special characters to make it safer.
  Example: my first dog was named Bella, 1DogBella* might be a password I can remember.
   

Don'ts

• Don't choose names that might be embarrassing late in your life; eg. sexygirl@abcdef.com, or alwaysdrunk@ uvwxyz.com
• Avoid names that end in numbers even if they are suggested by the mail provider. Do you really want to be susan107@asdfgh.com?
• Don't choose passwords like: 123456 or qwerty or abcdef.