Hotmail pop-ups?
From: Helianthus Annuus (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/26/04
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Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 10:46:00 -0700
I've received a reply from Hotmail (sorry, didn't check my
inbox closely for "unread" messages) and they claim that
Hotmail does not show pop-ups to users, only banner ads.
Upon further "investigation," I've determined the pop-up
to come from yourfreedvds.com
Any comments? A Google search brings up pages I'd rather
not visit.
>-----Original Message-----
>I log into my Hotmail email and I get a pop-up
advertising
>YourGiftCards.com and I'm thinking to myself, "Doesn't
>Microsoft frown on pop-ups?" I mean, I know my Hotmail is
>free to use; I have banner ads towards the top which I
>don't mind (Microsoft/MSN have to be paid just like
>everyone else), but pop-ups are a bit much, no?
>
>I posted this on another thread and someone suggested I
>had malware/spyware/adware on my computer. LMAO, sorry,
>but that can't be the case because #1. I ran anti-spyware
>programs and I'm clean and #2. What possible
>spyware/adware would target me for a pop-up ONLY when I
>log into Hotmail? That's a pretty stupid spyware program
>to create!
>
>I never get pop-ups from any other website unless
>I'm "expecting" it (Google.com never gives you a pop-up,
>for example, whereas ESPN.com or PCWorld.com do). Thus,
>Hotmail, whenever I log in, subjects me to a pop-up which
>I'm expecting (for about a year now). Yahoo! email
doesn't
>do this, so why does Microsoft/MSN feel it necessary to
do
>so?
>
>I've written "Customer Support" twice and I get the same
>canned response (edited for your sanity): "Thank you for
>writing to Hotmail Technical Support. I understand the
>inconvenience you are facing in accessing your Hotmail
>account as you are receiving a Mail page. I'll guide you
>in this matter. With regards to your concern, I checked
>your account (xxxxxxxx@hotmail.com) and it appears to be
>functioning fine. I noticed that you are receiving an MSN
>Extra Storage advertisement page which is preventing you
>from accessing your account. The Mail page you are
>referring would be most probably the MSN Extra Storage
>advertisement page. However, if you are not referring to
>the above page, please reply back to this email with a
>detailed description of what you see when you sign into
>your account."
>
>First of all, I'm NOT receiving a Mail page or an MSN
>Extra Storage advertisement page or whatever they are
>talking about, and it's not "preventing [me] from
>accessing [my] account." I'm receiving a pop-up for
>a "Free $50 Gift Card" from YourGiftCard.com; secondly,
>when I DO "reply back" to this canned email reply from
>Customer Service, I receive the exact SAME reply again
>from Customer Service. Am I communicating with a bot or a
>real person through Customer Service? Seems like an
>automated reply bot to me!
>
>If MSN/Microsoft want to send me a pop-up when I log into
>my free Hotmail email account, fine, but at least own up
>to it!!!
>
>Is anyone else having this pop-up or is it just me?
>.
>
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