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This may be quite out of business... while, this is my favorite forum, so i have no where else to go.

So, I have a gmail account for my technical letters a hotmail account for my personal emails, and a yahoo account for my business mails, and a junk account for registration... so is this good?

any advice?

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There is no single “right” number of accounts — pick what matches your goals (privacy, long‑term contactability, spam separation) and then make those accounts easy to manage and secure. raised the common approach of splitting roles; that works for organization but creates the problems warned about unless you put management and security practices in place. is correct that separation helps, and and show people often use many IDs for convenience — that’s fine if you centralize control.

Practical, low‑friction rules to follow:

  • Choose a durable primary address (your name on a stable provider or your own domain) for contacts you want to keep long term.
  • Use a reputable password manager and unique, strong passwords for every account. Do not store credentials in plain documents.
  • Turn on two‑factor authentication and set recovery options (alternate email, phone) for every account.
  • Consolidate reading and sending: enable forwarding and “send as” or use provider aliases/plus‑addressing so you can keep one inbox but still segment messages with filters/labels.
  • Use disposable addresses or provider aliases for one‑time signups and marketing. Periodically audit and close unused accounts; export/archive any mail you must keep.

Troubleshooting and cautions:

  • If you lose access, use the provider recovery flow first; having an up‑to‑date recovery phone/email saves headaches.
  • Treat employer accounts as company property; keep personal records elsewhere.
  • If you choose many accounts for privacy, document them in your password manager (not a plain file) and schedule an account audit every 6–12 months.

This approach keeps the organizational benefits mentioned in the thread while addressing the security and manageability concerns others raised.

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Member Avatar for jingda

i don't think you should have that many email accounts. At most two email account would be good enough. One for business the other one for personal use.

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This may be quite out of business... while, this is my favorite forum, so i have no where else to go.

So, I have a gmail account for my technical letters a hotmail account for my personal emails, and a yahoo account for my business mails, and a junk account for registration... so is this good?

any advice?

That is a good choice for you, it keeps you organized in sending and receiving emails.

Member Avatar for jingda

That is a good choice for you, it keeps you organized in sending and receiving emails.

I disagree with you, having to many emails is troublesome. If the password for all emails are the same it is easy to crack by anyone and a hacker. If the password are different for all email account, the user might not remembered them. If the user choose to store his account login information like password and username in a word document or other document, people can easily retrieve it and have access ti it unless your encrypt the document with a password.


But still depends on the user and his make the ultimate choice. Good luck dspjm:)

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I have only two :gmail and yahoomail. On yahoo i have about 20 id's and on gmail only 2.

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I have 3. One for personal use, one for utter spamming, and one for twitting...

Doesn't make any sense, does it?

But seriously, just two would be sufficient for regular internet user (personal and business) and one for light internet user. If you're paranoid, then 4 is best (personal, business, spam, and one for when other 3 fails)

Then again, having so many email account is not a big deal at all unless you like to stalk people a lot...

Member Avatar for Aramant Coral

The perfect amount is three.

One for personal emails from friends and family.
One for business, work.
One for your junk, eg. Site newsletters, games, subscriptions.

commented: I agree +3
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