Aren't e-mail addresses unique?

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Upon attempting to sign into this site, I was advised that my e-mail address
was registered as someone else's user ID. I assumed that I had forgotton my
password and so clicked on the link provided for such a case. It turned out
that there was no way to log on using my current e-mail address. I had to
sign up for a Hotmail account.

I thought that e-mail addresses are necessarily unique. Am I mistaken?

Turgot
 
Yes they are unique.
One possibility..
Often people ,make up addresses to help prevent spam.
A problem arises when a legitimate domain is used.

Are you sure you have not registered before
 
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Turgot said:
Upon attempting to sign into this site, I was advised that my e-mail
address was registered as someone else's user ID. I assumed that I
had forgotton my password and so clicked on the link provided for
such a case. It turned out that there was no way to log on using my
current e-mail address. I had to sign up for a Hotmail account.

I thought that e-mail addresses are necessarily unique. Am I mistaken?

Turgot
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OT, but rather than using the clunky web interface to the groups, consider
using a newsreader client (OE, Forte Agent, whatnot) and use
news.microsoft.com as the NNTP server. This is much better overall.
 
This could explain a lot of the unsolicited e-mail I get. But it seems
unlikely that someone would pick a small, little-known dialup provider for a
fictitious address.

I wonder what other problems might arise from someone else using my e-mail
address.

Yes, I had registered before -- back when they didn't require you use your
e-mail address for a user ID. I may have later re-registered with my e-mail
address. In any case, this time I was not permitted to use it. It was open a
Hotmail account or nothing.

Thanks for confirming.

Turgot
 
What does OT mean? I'm not up on my street talk.

Thanks for the tip on using a newsreader. I might do that.

Turgot
 
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Jupiter Jones said:
OT = Off Topic
Meaning not appropriate for this specific newsgroup.
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.....or, in this context, "I'm adding something here that isn't exactly
related to your original post but may be useful." :-)
 
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