These days picking up an email address at popular email services is quite a horrible task. There are so many people around the world which share common names and so finding an email address for your need which is not only short but looks professional too is quite a hectic job. Or even though you have got a cool email address how about getting a premium one like firstname@lastname.mp for free? Though you can buy your own domain and setup your email over it but as I said FREE top level domain address, lets move over it.

A service known as Chi.mp, allows you to create you personal profile or online identity at your own top level .mp domain. I will not be going into details of the whole chimp service as you can read their FAQ here. The interesting point is that they set-up a top level .mp domain for every user that registers at chimp. Chimp also offers one free email address at the domain you choose while registering and puts up as e-mail forwarder to your existing e-mail address.

Getting Ready

If you are new to email firstly please setup an account at Gmail and then follow the step further. In order to setup, first register at Chi.mp and setup your account be careful while choosing the domain as once created it cannot be changed. I used duseja.mp domain so that I was able to have the mail address as ankit [at] duseja.mp

Directing Mails from new address to your existing one

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After your account is ready, login at your domain you just created using chi.mp credentials and then go to Settings –> Email Forwarding. Enter any desired mail address and your current mail address. Finally click on Save Changes button. Good you have completed the first part of the process. now you can give out that address to your friends, family or anyone.

Sending Mails with your brand new address

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It depends on your mail provider whether it allows sending mail from another address or not. Gmail users are lucky enough so that they can tightly integrate the new address in there current account and send mail from the newly created one using you old Gmail panel. Here’s how to do it in Gmail:

  • Login to your Gmail account or Google Apps for domain account.
  • Go to Settings –> Accounts & Imports.
  • Click on Send Mail from another address.
  • Enter you new email address here and verify (the verification will directly reach you current inbox as you have already forwarded all mails from your new address to gmail one).

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You are done. To send an email from your new top level domain address just click on compose in Gmail and select your new address in from field. Both your new chimp address and old gmail one can be accessed under one place. Life’s good! ;)