Me, Myself, and Mine

If you are, take heart! Your salvation is at hand!

Throughout e-mail's evolution, it has maintained two distinct differences from the systems it seeks to supplant. Unlike the telephone, there is no so-called, master directory of e-mail addresses. And unlike snail mail system, once you change addresses, messages are not forwarded to a new location.

There is a request in the U.S. before the appropriate government agency for these services to be forced on Internet Service Providers. But, you don't have to wait for this solution to arrive in your country ...assuming it ever does in the U.S.

There is a no-cost, spam-free and reliable service you can use to find the person who's address you have that no longer works.

You can read about it in the Seattle Times here. I've signed up. You may wish to also.

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