With the invention of the Internet, a person has become more mobile, information independent and has at his disposal a flexible tool for work, as well as an excellent tool for entertainment. However, in this field of activity, it is easy to fall prey to excesses.
One mailbox for a hobby forum, another for a social network, and a third simply because having is better than not having. For some people, the number of mailboxes exceeds all reasonable limits. If you ask about the exact number, not every such person will be able to accurately answer the question. But where exactly is that reasonable limit when "already enough" is.
Boxes for all occasions
If you think about what mailboxes can be useful for, then the following picture arises. Each person in the network needs at least one e-mail. This is convenient, useful for registering on various forums, receiving mailings and other little things for normal work. After all, how many boxes do not start, you will not use all of them at the same time.
The urge to have boxes for all occasions will inevitably lead to a lot of confusion.
On the other hand, when registering a mailbox, you are prompted to enter a second address to recover the password to the first. It doesn't always help the security question, which you can simply forget. And if there is a second address, there is always an opportunity to use it and get access to the desired mailbox.
Some people prefer to have a separate address for “ICQ”, “Skype”, “Agent”, plus a separate mailbox for each forum. This can be useful if you are doing so-called "guerrilla marketing" or "spam" among the common people. In this case, you need to register on various resources as a new person, send messages, make targeted appeals to the audience. How many people were helped by a large list of addresses in this case!
In addition, security buffs and disguise geniuses may have many addresses just so that no one can tell which box is the real one. However, this is only required if you are a hacker or it is time to go to see a psychiatrist. However, just because you are paranoid does not mean that you are not being followed.
Reasonable number of addresses
If you are not an expert in hidden advertising, not a hacker, not a security expert and do not suffer from paranoia, then in normal cases only 2 boxes are required. And this is dictated by simple common sense. Because the first one is needed for everything that you can imagine on the net. This is registration on forums, in online games, correspondence with friends, newsletter and so on. And the second box is required if you need to restore the first.
Only 2 boxes are enough to feel at ease on the Internet.
You can increase the number of mailboxes only if you find an interesting mail server that offers unique possibilities for managing mail. In this case, you can get a new address on it, and simply leave the old one as a souvenir or delete, having previously notified all friends of your decision. And then neither people will be confused, nor you yourself will not get confused in your addresses.
