Hi Harold,

One tool that I find extremely valuable is pobox.com. They have been providing email forwarding services for what seems like ever (at least since the early 90s before everyone got on email). Basic forwarding is only $20 per year. Their spam protection is better than any others that I have tried.

I find it really handy when gmail is acting up, to be able to replicate my email to another service provider. And when my home account gets too full of spam, I can move my home account. Since I give out only my pobox address, people who actually know me can always find me.

Cheers,
Becky