If I understand your statement, canceling an email account with provider immediately eliminates the ability for tbird to access the email. but maybe i'm misunderstanding your statement.

Tks david: I haven't made any effort to cancel email per se. My internet is now fiber, not spectrum cable, new router, modem, etc. So I told spectrum I'm leaving and paid up until 12/12. I have never used spectrum site to access email. Have always used an email product that's common to web browser. Tbird with Firefox last many years. Just wanna make sure that all of a sudden I have no access to email address I've had for 25 years.