| When you open an Internet account--either with your college or with a commercial online service--you will be asked to submit a username and password so you can logon and receive e-mail. The username (ID or userid) plus your server's address will be your e-mail address on the Internet (usually username@server address, such as wienbrd@sunynassau.edu). Sometimes you won't get your first choice of username--because someone else is already using it, or because your server assigns usernames by an established system.
Your password is the sequence of letters or numbers (or a combination of letters and numbers) that you type in to gain access to your account. Since you'll be using it often, select one that is easy to remember and quick to type--and one that others won't be likely to guess. Be sure to type both your username and password carefully during the initial setup (because what you type is the only sequence the computer will recognize ever after) and write both down in a safe location (not in your computer files). |
