Account problems - User ID and e-mail addresses

I created a user ID about eight years ago when I had a .mac account and my ID was my e-mail address, i.e. [email protected]
After a year, I decided that I no longer wanted to use .mac and didn't renew my subscription. I seem to remember that I had to continue using the .mac user ID even though it was no longer a valid e-mail address. I added my new e-mail address and all communication is sent to that.
So, I have put up with this odd situation - using an old invalid e-mail address as my user ID and logging in, making purchases with nothing more than a minor inconvenience, until now.
I installed the Messages Beta anticipating the ability to merge/sync messages with my iPhone but was frustrated that it didn't work. I discovered that the problem is related to the caller ID e-mail addresses being the same and there lay the problem - I can't use the invalid user ID on my Mac that my iPhone uses.
I have looked into my account settings and I can see that I can add and edit all my e-mail addresses but my user ID is fixed. But worse than that, I am getting a warning that my user ID and e-mail default e-mail address should be the same.
Has anybody any idea how I can sort this out? Or if there is any way to restore my .mac e-mail account?

No. The login ID is nothing more than an text string and it does not function as an actual email address. If you wish to change the email address associated with your Apple ID use this page: <http://store.apple.com/us/account/home>.
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Welcome to the Apple Community.
I have asked for your email address to be edited out. Posting your address in an open thread is a sure way to be bombarded by unwanted email, remember it will be here long after you have resolved your problem, for automated detection software to find.
If you want people to contact you, enable others to see your email address in your profile.
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