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30 years of mail.com: From dot-com trailblazers to safe, simple email

mail.com is celebrating its 30th anniversary – a major milestone in the tech world, where staying relevant for even a decade is a major accomplishment. A big part of its enduring appeal? Consistency, with many users still using the same address they created decades ago. 3 min.

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History mail.com

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How do I recover my mail.com password?

It is super-frustrating to forget a password. Especially to your email account: Suddenly you are cut off from all your important emails, and often your contacts, calendar and cloud as well. Today we’ll share everything you need to know about the password recovery process so you can get back into your mail.com account as quickly as possible. 4 min.

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How-to mail.com Password

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200 blog posts: These articles got readers talking!

Can you believe it’s already been 200? Blog posts, that is! We started posting our explainers about email and technology in April 2021, and today we are publishing article number 200. To mark this milestone, we are taking a trip down memory lane to look at the articles that engaged our readers most. 4 min.

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183 people found this article helpful.

Recycle old computers and computer parts – safely!

You’ve noticed that your phone is slowing down, or you wish your old computer had more bells and whistles. So you start looking around for a new device – but what do you do with the old one? Nowadays there are a lot of options for recycling hardware and disposing of e-waste. Just make sure you take the right steps to backup and wipe your data first! 6 min.

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mail.com on vacation: Essential cloud & email features for your summer

It’s vacation season, and you may be hitting the open road, heading for the mountains, or packing up for the beach. Wherever your summer plans are taking you, mail.com is the perfect travel companion – from mobile apps to check your email on the road to secure cloud storage for all those vacation selfies. 5 min.

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Summer vacation goes digital: Travel better with the cloud

America is packing its bags: the 2023 vacation season is in full swing. Many people already make their travel plans online, but the internet can also ease many stresses for travelers once they’re on the road. 3 min.

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Cloud mail.com Press release

201 people found this article helpful.

Get to know us: The mail.com blog team

Have you ever wondered who is behind the mail.com blog? Spoiler alert! We can assure you it’s not an AI blog generator. Our blog team has many moving parts from writers to online marketing and product managers. We give you a peek behind the curtain to see who is pulling the strings to create the blog that gives you the latest about everything mail.com and email! 5 min.

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What‘s the carbon footprint of an email?

Nowadays we are all asking ourselves “How can I reduce my carbon footprint?” And many of us are spending more and more time online – working remotely as well as streaming our favorite series and listening to music. In many cases business travel has also been replaced by chats, video calls, and, of course, emails. Each of these online activities still cause carbon emissions, even if it's only a few grams. 6 min.

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256 people found this article helpful.

The first email message: 52 years of email

It might feel like email has been with us forever, but in fact it’s just hitting middle age. The first email was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, a young engineer at the firm of Bolt, Beranek and Newman. 4 min.

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Email History mail.com

320 people found this article helpful.

Best blog posts of 2022: Don’t miss these reader favorites

This year the mail.com blog covered so many exciting topics, from new product features to email life hacks and deep dives into IT history. Afraid you missed one of our popular explainers? Never fear: It’s time for our traditional year-end recap of reader favorites. 3 min.

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Get email help with the mail.com FAQs and Help Center

Looking for help with your mail.com account? If you visit the mail.com Help Center, you’ll find answers to most of your questions about our email, cloud storage, mail apps and other features.And new FAQs provide answers to customers’ most urgent questions in a single click. 2 min.

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Email mail.com

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Beware of phishing emails: New risks in 2022

Have you recently gotten an email asking you to enter your mail.com password or your account will be deactivated? Or received a request to log in to consent to changes in a company’s terms of use? Warning: These messages are examples of a kind of email scam known as “phishing”. Not sure if an email is legit? Here's what you can look for. Because there are a lot of phishing mails circulating these days, here’s a refresher in how to protect yourself. 5 min.

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mail.com Phishing Security

399 people found this article helpful.

Celebrating one year of the mail.com blog!

Guess who just turned one? The mail.com blog, with its weekly explainers and pointers that help you get the most out of your email. To celebrate our first 100+ posts, we share five favorites – and ask for your suggestions. 3 min.

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Blog mail.com

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In case you missed it: Our mail.com blog readers' favorites

It was a busy year at the mail.com blog – after a successful launch in April we covered topics from spam-fighting tips and inbox tricks to explainers about the world of email. What posts proved the most popular? In case you missed them, our readers' favorites of 2021! 2 min.

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Ask the Expert: mail.com customer support

We interviewed two experts from our second-level customer support team to introduce you to the people behind the emails – and offer some insights into the mail.com support process. 4 min.

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Email Interview mail.com

103 people found this article helpful.

Black Friday: mail.com provides more protection against phishing with DMARC security standard

The email provider mail.com is now using the international security standard DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance). This improves the protection of its users against fraud emails with forged sender addresses. 2 min.

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mail.com Phishing Press release Security

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Happy birthday, email!

This year marks the 50th anniversary of email, a technology that has transformed the way the world communicates. From the first-ever message “QWERTYUIOP” to forming the backbone of today’s digital services, email has come a long way. 2 min.

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Email mail.com Press release

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Americans see data disclosure by internet companies or authorities as one of biggest threats to data security

Majority of U.S. Americans concerned about hacker attacks A quarter worry about burglary and damage to homes Dangerous lack of awareness: More than one in ten respond to spam emails 3 min.

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mail.com Press release Security Trends

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The best of three months – mail.com blog

The mail.com blog is now three months old – that’s almost four years in dog years! And though the time has flown quickly, we feel like we’ve covered a lot of ground together – from discovering mail.com features to ways to save the planet. To celebrate our first three months, today we are crowning the five most-read posts since our blog was launched. Take a look and make sure you haven’t missed out on any of these favorites! 2 min.

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Welcome to the new mail.com blog

Welcome to the new mail.com blog, full of tips and expert advice for our customers and anyone looking to make the most of their email experience. 2 min.

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