On 2024-07-10 22:40, Kris Deugau via mailop wrote:
Jeff Pang via mailop wrote:
sympatico.ca, bellnet.ca, bell.net,
These are all Bell Canada. MXes have flipflopped over time between
self-hosted and variously outsourced (sympatico.ca in particular is/was
Bell's consumer brand, and IIRC was hosted by Yahoo for a while).
bellsouth.net, sbcglobal.net, att.net ...
I'm pretty sure these are all descendants of the various US "baby Bell"
providers that came out of splitting up Bell in the US some decades
ago, which by now have mostly merged back together over time with ISP
buyouts and mergers.
This is what claude-3.5-sonnet answered for att email domains.
AT&T has indeed used several domain names for its email services over
the years, primarily due to mergers, acquisitions, and service changes.
Here's a list of the main domain names associated with AT&T email
services:
1. att.net - The current primary domain for AT&T email services.
2. sbcglobal.net - From AT&T's acquisition of SBC Communications.
3. bellsouth.net - From AT&T's merger with BellSouth.
4. currently.com - An older AT&T domain, less common now.
5. pacbell.net - From Pacific Bell, which became part of AT&T.
6. prodigy.net - From the acquisition of Prodigy Internet service.
7. wans.net - Another legacy domain from AT&T's WorldNet service.
8. snet.net - From the Southern New England Telephone Company, acquired
by SBC/AT&T.
9. ameritech.net - From Ameritech, which was acquired by SBC/AT&T.
10. swbell.net - From Southwestern Bell, which became part of SBC/AT&T.
11. flash.net - Another domain that came under AT&T through
acquisitions.
It's worth noting that while these domains exist, AT&T has been
encouraging users to migrate to the att.net domain over time. Some of
these older domains may no longer be available for new email account
creation, but existing accounts often continue to function.
Also, keep in mind that the availability and support for these domains
can change over time as AT&T updates its services and policies. If
you're looking to create a new AT&T email account, att.net is likely to
be the primary option now.
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Jeff Pang
jeffp...@aol.com
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