I need to know the projected use of email aliases over the next 5
years (also known as email forwarding, vanity email or designer email)
and all of the possible benefits to the consumer that make this email
alternative an attractive option.

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Clarification of Question by stevendpierce-ga on 22 Apr 2005 16:15 PDT

For example, I know there have been studies which project the future
growth of the use of email as a communication medium, the growth of
spam as a part of email use/abuse, etc.

Email forwarding or 'aliasing' is a strategy that many are using now
to shield their actual email account by simply canceling the alias
when it becomes spam-saturated while keeping their actual account
unchanged and relatively 'clean'..

Others carry this strategy one step further by utilizing multiple
aliases for different purposes.

My question is, again, what is the projected growth of the use of
email aliasing as a strategy to fight spam, as well as making a unique
first impression in daily email communications. Example, isn't
bobroberts@realestateagents.com (the alias)a better email address than
broberts1**5@comcast.com(actual account)? If Bob could rent the email
alias at realestateagents.com and simply have his mail
forwarded..invisibly..to his actual account, wouldn't that be a more
professional email address to have, and wouldn't there be a market for
services such as that example? So what is the projected growth of the
use of email aliasing or forwarding as a portion of the total email
industry?

I dont understand your question.
What information do you need exactly about email forwarding?!