problems with Hotmail

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:40 am

didn't really think this would fit into the general forum, so decided to ask here (admins, move if you feel it fits, by all means); anyways, is anyone else here with a Hotmail account having problems as of last night around midnight, because I can't access my account, and everything looks good on the network side of things (NIC is functioning properly, connection is good, physical medium and devices are fine, software is fine, etc); I even went as far as to refresh the DNS server and renew my IP, no luck. Any help would, as always, be greatly appreciated!!

Paulie

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:54 pm

I stoped using hotmail when they started to restrict hotmail access with outlook express. made the switch to gmail for my main maiil and yahoo for some of my mail list.

if you want a gmail acount I can send you an invite.... got several.

sbohdan · Post by **sbohdan** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:54 pm

yeah, they restricted outlook access because outlook is the main entrance for viruses. thats why I never used outlook. I have a hotmail account since 1997 and love it. yes its true that rarely they have a problem slowdowns and such but generally i find it pretty reliable. and great spam-wise and no virus ever got through since I use it.

Sovereign · Post by **Sovereign** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:47 pm

I use Outlook 2003, but I never ever ever open attachments unless a friend I know and trust tells me he/she is sending an attachment. Then I AVG it. Then I open it. I also have SpywareBlaster, Ad-Aware and Spybot. So I'm safe, I think...
Use the most powerful antispyware/antivirus app you have! Your intelligence!

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:34 pm

oh, I never use Outlook, it's a POS, lol (not cursing, not cursing!!!!); I use Hotmail's app to look through my mail, since it has anti-virus built-in, but even then I use AVG to scan incoming email (btw, liking AVG, very simple to use, not a resource hog cuz I'm using it on a K6-2 500mhz dinosaur with no problem, and it's extremely effective as it found a Trojan that my updated Norton didn't find, so I got rid of Norton, lol); oh yeah, bubba, is Gmail good? I've heard of it when they were giving invites to people, but haven't heard much from the people in here who are using it, so I wouldn't mind a little bit of info there....other than that, yeah I would like an invite for Gmail, why not bubba