iiNet email addresses are moving to The Messaging Company
iiNet has made the decision to stop providing email services across iiNet and all subsidiary brands in 2023. This change will help us focus on creating better experiences for our core products: internet and mobile.
You can opt-in to transfer your iiNet email address to another Australian email provider, The Messaging Company. The Messaging Company will become your email provider and most importantly, you will not lose any emails, contacts or calendar events as part of the transfer.
Important: Your internet and Toolbox login details will not be affected by this change.
How to keep your email address
The period to opt-in an iiNet email address to transfer to The Messaging Company has now closed.
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Terms and Conditions of Email Transfer
By opting-in to transfer your iiNet email service to The Messaging Company email platform, you acknowledge and agree that:
- We may disclose your personal information (i.e. your name, email address and contact number) to The Messaging Company for the purpose of facilitating your email transfer and you consent to this. The Messaging Company's privacy notice is available at: https://themessaging.co/privacy-notice/
- You will need to sign up with The Messaging Company as your email hosting provider and agree to their terms and conditions, and you will become a direct customer of The Messaging Company’s email service.
- Your iiNet email service will be transferred to The Messaging Company email platform, and The Messaging Company will be responsible for providing your email service after the transfer.
- iiNet will pay The Messaging Company email service charge until 15 September 2024. After 15 September 2024, you will be responsible for paying any charges you incur for the email service. The Messaging Company will contact customers with available pricing options at least 60 days prior to commencing charges for the email service.
- iiNet grants you the right to use your current email address, which incorporates one or more domain names owned by iiNet or one of our affiliates (e.g. @iinet.net.au).
- iiNet may withdraw the right for you to use your current email address when you cease acquiring services from iiNet or one of our affiliates.
- iiNet may also revoke the right in (4) above for other reasons, but we will endeavour to give you at least 60 days’ prior notice before that happens.
- Your use of your current email address, which incorporates one or more domain names owned by iiNet or our affiliates, is not transferable to another email service provider.
- When The Messaging Company begins providing your email services, iiNet and its affiliates will not be responsible to you in any way in connection with your email service (e.g. providing setup or troubleshooting support; security; service quality).
- If you contact us regarding your The Messaging Company email service, we may refer your inquiry to The Messaging Company directly, including by disclosing your personal information to The Messaging Company to help facilitate their prompt response to you. You consent to us disclosing your information to The Messaging Company for this purpose. If you have any concerns regarding how we handle your personal information, please email us at privacy@tpgtelecom.com.au or refer to our privacy policy at: https://www.iinet.net.au/about-us/legal/privacy
- The Messaging Company may collect your personal information in accordance with its privacy policy and terms and conditions. You should familiarise yourself with their privacy policy and ensure that you are comfortable with how your personal information will be handled. Neither iiNet or our affiliates will be responsible for any personal information you provide to The Messaging Company or their subsequent handling of such information.
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What happens if I don’t choose to keep my email address?
- You don’t need to do anything if you’re happy for your iiNet email address to be deleted.
- If you do not move to The Messaging Company before the date advised in the notice we emailed to you, your iiNet email address will be suspended and you will no longer be able to send or receive emails.
- Once suspended, if you do not choose to move your iiNet email address to The Messaging Company, the following will apply:
- After being suspended for 21 days, the email address will be deleted and can no longer be recovered.
- Any email forwarding to or from your iiNet email address will stop.
- You won’t be able to access any existing emails stored on the iiNet mail server.
- Any messages sent to your iiNet email address will bounce back to the sender as undeliverable.
- If you use your iiNet email address as the contact email address for your iiNet account, please update your contact details to a different email address in Toolbox.
How to recover a suspended email address
Important: This recovery process will be available until the email address is deleted. After being suspended for 21 days, email addresses will be permanently deleted and can no longer be recovered or transferred.
If your email address has been suspended (see examples below) then follow these steps:
- Visit https://webmail.iinet.net.au/ to log into iiNet Webmail.
- In the “Opt in now to access your email” pop-up, select OPT IN.
- Confirm your First Name, Last Name and Phone Number.
- Tick the box to agree to the Terms & Conditions of Transfer, then hit OPT IN to finish.
Examples of a suspended email address
If your email address has been suspended, you’ll notice error messages in your email software. Entering your password will not resolve the issue – you must follow the steps above to recover a suspended email address.
Example 1
Example 2
What do I need to do before my email address is transferred to The Messaging Company?
You must keep the email service active until the transfer to The Messaging Company occurs. This means:
- For mailboxes included with a broadband or mobile service, you must not cancel the associated broadband/mobile service until the email address is transferred to The Messaging Company.
- For paid mailboxes, you must not cancel the email service until the email address is transferred to The Messaging Company.
Inactive or cancelled email services cannot be transferred to The Messaging Company.
How will I know when my email address has been transferred to The Messaging Company?
You will receive an email from The Messaging Company to confirm that your transfer is complete.
If you haven’t received an email, you can check your iiNet services in Toolbox. If your email service(s) are still listed in Toolbox, then your transfer is not yet complete.
Do I need to back up my email before I move to The Messaging Company?
There’s no need to back up your email before moving to The Messaging Company. Any existing emails stored on the iiNet mail server will be moved across to The Messaging Company.
Can new iiNet email addresses be created with The Messaging Company?
No. New iiNet email addresses can no longer be created as of 6 June 2023.
Only existing iiNet email addresses may move to The Messaging Company and new email addresses using the @iinet.net.au domain may not be created. This includes email addresses for any of iiNet’s subsidiary brand domains, such as Netspace, Ozemail and iHug.
If you’d like to create a new email address, you’ll need to consider alternative options from other email providers.
Will I need to pay anything to use my iiNet email address after opting-in to transfer to The Messaging Company?
- If you currently have an email address included with your iiNet services: you won’t need to pay anything to use your iiNet email address with The Messaging Company until 15 September 2024.
At least 60 days prior to 15 September 2024, The Messaging Company will contact customers with pricing options that will apply if you wish to continue using your iiNet email address with The Messaging Company.
- If you currently pay for an iiNet email address: The Messaging Company will contact you with pricing options that will apply if you wish to continue using your iiNet email address with The Messaging Company.
iiNet is not able to provide any information about The Messaging Company’s email pricing.
What email settings will I need to use with The Messaging Company?
Your current email settings will continue to work after your iiNet email address has moved to The Messaging Company.
Please note that when setting up your iiNet email address on a new device or email software, The Messaging Company’s mail servers may fill in automatically. These mail servers will work and can be left unchanged:
- pop.themessagingco.com.au
- imap.themessagingco.com.au
- smtp.themessagingco.com.au
Who do I call for email support?
Before moving to The Messaging Company:
- You can continue to contact our support team for any help with your email.
- For general queries about iiNet email addresses moving to The Messaging Company, please call us on 1300 704 794.
After moving to The Messaging Company:
- You will need to contact The Messaging Company about support for your email service as iiNet will no longer be able to assist.
- You can call The Messaging Company on 07 3497 3566 or submit a new request to their Support Centre.
What do I need to do if I have an alias email address?
Some customers have one or more alias email addresses. This is a legacy feature that allowed a primary mailbox to have an alias email address that would send and receive emails on behalf of the primary mailbox. For example, you may have the primary mailbox jonsmith-example@iinet.net.au set up with an alias of jonsmith-example-business@iinet.net.au for business purposes.
If you opt-in to move your primary mailbox to The Messaging Company, all alias email addresses linked to the primary mailbox will also be automatically opted-in to move to The Messaging Company. You do not need to opt-in alias email addresses individually, and please be aware that the opt-in process will not work if you enter the alias email address instead of the primary mailbox.
Can I save my emails if I don’t choose to move to The Messaging Company?
To continue access to your iiNet emails, we strongly recommend that you choose to move to The Messaging Company. This will give you more time to back up your emails and change your email contact details as needed.
If you don’t choose to move to The Messaging Company, you can save a backup of your emails to your computer or data storage device. You will not be able to send or receive mail after your iiNet email address is suspended, but you can use any email software to open the locally saved files for existing emails. Our guides for backing up email on popular email software will help:
Will my Toolbox login details change?
No. You’ll continue to use the same username and password to log in to Toolbox.
More information
If you have any questions about moving your email to The Messaging Company, please call us on 1300 704 794.