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Ron Roshinsky

Q: I want to set up another email acc. In i cloud

I want to set  another e mail acc. In I cloud.

Posted on Apr 19, 2014 9:19 AM

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Apr 19, 2014 9:53 AM in response to Ron Roshinsky
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    Apr 19, 2014 9:53 AM in response to Ron Roshinsky

    You can do one of two things, depending on your requirements.

     

    1. You can open a completely new iCloud account and choose a new @icloud.com address. You can sign into it in System Preferences>Mail, Contacts and Calendars so that it appears in Mail alongside your existing address, but you won't get 'push' email - the server will be checked at intervals.

     

    2. You can add up to three 'email aliases' to your existing account - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.) (New aliases can only be @icloud.com ones; @me.com addresses cannot now be created.)

     

    You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account or move it to another account.

     

    More information on aliases here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a