An online service provider is equipped to receive a request from a client
to access a subscribed online service of a subscriber at the online
service provider. Comprising the request is a globally unique identifier
(GUID) of the subscriber. Once the request is received, the online
service provider, determines if the GUID is associated with the
subscriber, and if the GUID is associated with the subscriber, the online
service provider facilitates access to the subscribed online service of
the subscriber. As a result, a user is able to access online services
without having to manage several a logon Id and password pair. In one
embodiment, the GUID is also caused to be stored in an email with an
email service provider. The novel storage enables the subscriber to
access his/her subscribed services from another location, or even after
the subscriber has reconfigured the original location.