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Paul Reis
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Posted: 24 October 2014 at 3:57pm \| IP Logged \| 1

to the admin(s):

i have stopped using my hotmail account (too many problems with Outlook/Microsoft) but this site won't let me change to my gmail account in the settings

- is there a problem using a gmail account?

Edited by Paul Reis on 24 October 2014 at 5:55pm

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Joie Simmons
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Posted: 24 October 2014 at 7:34pm \| IP Logged \| 2

This is going back a while, but I couldn't use my Gmail account and had to use my Comcast account to join the forum. I just have my Comcast email forward to my Gmail.

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Roy Johnson
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Posted: 24 October 2014 at 9:21pm \| IP Logged \| 3

You can't register with or switch from an ISP type of email, to a web-based email like Gmail. Given that it's 2014 and lots of real people have Gmail, I don't really know why, but ...

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Bill Collins
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Posted: 25 October 2014 at 12:12am \| IP Logged \| 4

Yes,i tried to change to my Gmail address too,as i was having trouble with my original email address.Any help in changing to my Gmail address would be very helpful.

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Roy Johnson
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Posted: 25 October 2014 at 6:39am \| IP Logged \| 5

You can't use web-based email addresses to register, you need to use an ISP based one.

Can't find it in FAQ, but a quicking gargling produced this, which sounds familiar:

""Sorry, the email address or domain entered has been blocked.
Unfortunately, you will not be able to sign up using Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL, Compuserve or any other anonymous e-mail providers.
Due to past abuses we cannot make any exceptions. Please try again with a non-anonymous e-mail address.""

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Kip Lewis
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Posted: 25 October 2014 at 7:13am \| IP Logged \| 6

I sign on with att.net account and that is
a Yahoo account with a different name.

And he said he had a hotmail account that
worked.

Edited by Kip Lewis on 25 October 2014 at 7:16am

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Paul Reis
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Posted: 25 October 2014 at 2:50pm \| IP Logged \| 7

eeeeps, does this mean i have to leave?

a) my ISP does not provide an email account, i must use a web based email.

b) when my gmail email is rejected, it reverts back to my hotmail email

perhaps i just should have shut up about this whole situation

- if the admins kill my account: it's been a great 10+ years, i'll miss you guys.

oh yeah, i have no work email - must take 3-4 months off re: the operation.

Edited by Paul Reis on 25 October 2014 at 2:56pm

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Jeff Fettes
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Posted: 26 October 2014 at 12:02am \| IP Logged \| 8

Hi Paul -- send me an email at jfettes@24-7intouch.com and I will help you find a solution.

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Trevor Smith
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Posted: 26 October 2014 at 2:32am \| IP Logged \| 9

I know that in the past, I tried to change it to my Gmail
account and couldn't, but I recently changed it to an Outlook
account that was accepted with no issues.
Edit: was not suggesting Outlook as a solution, just a comment
on web-based accounts in general.

Edited by Trevor Smith on 26 October 2014 at 2:33am

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