closing email account

[lixxus]

what things do you need to consider when closing an account ?
when i close an email account. does it mean its permanently gone. will someone be able to register the email in the future. or does the email become non existent once i close it?

 

[Smit]

I would guess it depends on which email provider it is.

 

[lixxus]

hotmail

 

[TJM]

When I did it several years ago, Hotmail just deactivated the account and deleted all of the e-mails. I could get it back by logging in and hitting a reactivate button, but others couldn't register the address (I tried). This might have changed so you'll have to try it and find out.

 

[lixxus]

thanks for reply