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New Hotmail accounts not useable with OE
2005-02-23, 1:46 PM #1
Got this in my Inbox.

Quote:
Dear MSN Member,

Recently, Hotmail® announced that in order to improve customer experience and reduce spam and junk e-mail abuse on MSN® services, Hotmail will no longer allow new e-mail accounts to be accessed via Microsoft® Office Outlook® and Outlook Express.

We are pleased to inform you that because you are an existing and valued customer, at this time your current Hotmail and MSN account(s) are exempt from this restriction and you will be able to continue enjoying access to those accounts from Outlook or Outlook Express. However, any new Hotmail or MSN accounts you create will not be accessible via Outlook or Outlook Express.


So I'm thinking, "Hey, doing something to cut down on spam, and I'm exempt. Neat." Then I read further down:

Quote:
Because you actively use Outlook or Outlook Express to access one or more of your MSN Hotmail or MSN e-mail accounts, this could be the ideal time to consider subscribing to our powerful new
e-mail service - Microsoft Office Outlook Live.

As an Outlook Live subscriber, not only can you get uninterrupted access to your MSN e-mail accounts from Outlook, but you will also enjoy many other benefits.


Riiight.
the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot - LC Tusken
2005-02-23, 1:48 PM #2
Didn't you have to have a paid account to acess hotmail from outlook?
2005-02-23, 1:51 PM #3
no
Holy soap opera Batman. - FGR
DARWIN WILL PREVENT THE DOWNFALL OF OUR RACE. - Rob
Free Jin!
2005-02-23, 1:52 PM #4
I tried once, and it told me I needed to have a paid account.
2005-02-23, 1:55 PM #5
/me shrugs
I never use it
Holy soap opera Batman. - FGR
DARWIN WILL PREVENT THE DOWNFALL OF OUR RACE. - Rob
Free Jin!
2005-02-23, 2:05 PM #6
I quit using hotmail once I got gmail.
2005-02-23, 2:05 PM #7
what's the point of hotmail, just use Gmail, or your own frigging ISP or hell if youre at college you can also use the college e-mail.

me i got too many e-mails, 2 college e-mail, 1/2 ISP e-mail, an gmail account, and also to top that off my side kick pager also has another e-mail account also.
Echoman: If I can create energy from stupidity, the world's power supply will never end...
2005-02-23, 3:08 PM #8
I have a theoretical unlimited number of email addresses. *hugs webserver*

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