Actually, when I signed up I used my Hotmail address. I don't know why it has been changed to only allow email addresses from other providers. Probably to stop spammers or trolls coming on here too often. lol people here aren't involved in the mental health network except as the recipients most of the time. If I had wanted to sign now now though, I wouldn't have been able to, because I don't have any other email account than free ones such as those from Hotmail, Yahoo etc. I don't get any from my ISP.