I knew it was going to happen at some point, but I really wasnt expecting it this soon.
The ANU computer system realised that I've graduated, and deactivated my email account. Fine, except for two problems... first and foremost - I was using that!!
Secondly is the slight problem of... that is where all my emails from the last two and a half years were archived...
The second problem is easily fixed once I'm back in Canberra, they archive all accounts before they fiddle, so I shall be able to retrieve them, but because I didnt realise what had happened straight away, any emails sent in the last 24 or so hours probably bounced back to you, or because of the rather interesting setup my email works from, may have simply become lost in the post.
Had to spend a short while this evening bringing my dormant Gmail account out of the cupboard, dusting it off, and changing settings both there and on other mail servers in various places around the world. But its done, and completely seamless (if you dont count that 24 black hole). Ive got to learn a new interface, but to the great wide world out there, my email address has not changed at all!
Gmail looks quite a bit more functional than it did almost two years ago when I signed up.. I only did that because it looked like fun to have an 'exclusive' account, but thanks to its capabilities its my primary interface as of today - albeit not entirely by choice.
Now I have to figure out a way to get all those email addresses that were stored, yup, in my ANU account, over to Gmail. At least I have most people whom I email frequently's addresses in that squishy grey thing I carry around all the time...
I wish the wind would die down... it looks like its going to as soon as I get back to Australia :P
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