I checked my old address regularly for a month, and then hadn't checked it for
several months. When I tried it again yesterday, I got it, so I'm guesstimating
old addresses are unuseable for a couple months and then become available
again.
r e n
Kevin Markowitz wrote:
> How long are the e-mail addresses blocked before being released again? I
> thought the old e-mail address was blocked permanently once the user moved
> to a new address.
>
> I would guess that all the really cute and interesting addresses are taken.
>
> --Kevin.
>
> >From: Andrea Hoffmann <ah@anima.de>
> >Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:37:28 +0900
> >
> >apropos, what if somebody would have taken renfield@docomo.ne.jp
> >before Ren realised that it's available again?
> >
> >Reminds me a little bit on domain napping. Maybe we should
> >try and get docomo@docomo.ne.jp, mori@docomo.ne.jp and
> >pokemon@docomo.ne.jp etc. before they are all taken :)
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