February 24, 200521 yr I got this e-mail today from Hotmail. What a crock for new members. They are just trying to squeeze money out of people because they have become reliant on Outlook. 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. 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. As a thank-you for your loyalty to MSN, we'd like to offer you a 25% discount off the regular price of a year's subscription to Outlook Live. Sign up by April 19, 2005, and you can enjoy all your first year's benefits for just $44.95 instead of $59.95*. My favorite line: " this could be the ideal time to consider subscribing to our powerful new e-mail service"
October 7, 200520 yr I have been using it. dbx viewer and dbx file recovery more stable and secure than other programs.
October 7, 200520 yr Well sure there's a number of other free email services that allow you to manage accounts with Outlook or Outlook Express. Hotmail is one of the biggest sources of spam and spam addresses on the Internet though. It's a pain for Hotmail/Outlook users like my Mom, but know that there's actually a reason behind it beyond pure greed.
October 7, 200520 yr I laugh at my older sister for still using a hotmail account. Quite hilarious really.
October 7, 200520 yr My only problem is my friends still think they should send it to my hotmail account, when I have one through GMail, my old ISP, ISU and FutureSox. But no, they send it to the one I check once a month to make sure nothing needed went in there.
October 7, 200520 yr QUOTE(Heads22 @ Oct 7, 2005 -> 10:08 AM) My only problem is my friends still think they should send it to my hotmail account, when I have one through GMail, my old ISP, ISU and FutureSox. But no, they send it to the one I check once a month to make sure nothing needed went in there. I also have a Hot Male email address that I use for strictly business purposes, but that's another story. . . Edited October 7, 200520 yr by FlaSoxxJim
October 7, 200520 yr Also, the "free" Microsoft Spy Ware program that many of us use is expiring in December. Moneygrubbing bastages.
October 7, 200520 yr QUOTE(knightni @ Oct 7, 2005 -> 10:23 AM) Also, the "free" Microsoft Spy Ware program that many of us use is expiring in December. Moneygrubbing bastages. I don't like that one, whenever I do clean spyware up I do a combo of Ad-aware, Spybot, and Spywareblaster. They are easy and don't require you to have it running as a service.
October 7, 200520 yr I hate email clients, all of them. Incredimail, Eudora, Outlook, ugh! Use your ISP's or sign up for yahoo, done!
October 7, 200520 yr I use yahoo, and I really havent had any major problems with spam. I had to just quit using my hotmail account for everything but instant messenger.
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