Message with two apple IDs

I have two email addys, one that was established years ago and is my main Apple ID, and another associated with .Mac.  I cannot use both.  I have to pick one over the other for iMessage or Message.  Why can't I use all the Apple IDs or email addys?

Not sure why it did not come through.  If you go to www.iCloud.com can you log in with either AppleID though?  That's the quickest way to see if the account was created and is active.
If it does not appear that the account was created (or at least is not active), try sending a query to support, explaining that you never got the email.
http://www.apple.com/support/appleid/contact/

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    http://www.apple.com/support/appleid/contact/

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    No,
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  • HT204053 I have two Apple IDs current. On my iPhone one appears in settings iCloud and this is the id associated with my iMac.

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