Re: username and password error on 2nd identity

From: mac (macknever_at_fsmail.net)
Date: 02/06/05


Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:41:43 -0000


"Tony Parry" <tonyselon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uHohyuEDFHA.3376@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>I use OE6 and until a few days ago everything was fine. Now though when a
>member of the household uses his identity in OE, he keeps getting error
>message from the hotmail server saying either username or password is
>invalid. The entire contents of the hotmail inbox disappear & is replace by
>one auto generated e-mail from hotmail staff saying in order to cut down on
>spam he needs to verify his username & password. He goes direct to the
>hotmail website and logs in from there where he is asked to very the
>jumbled characters that appear in order to sign in. This done his inbox
>appears intact and eveything looks fine. When switching back to OE, the
>inbox refreshes and starts downloading its previously held contents. This
>happens everytime he logs in but doesn't happen with my OE identity and has
>only recently started happening. Neither of us have changed any settings so
>why is this happening?
>
> Thanks
> Tony P

You are not alone!
Many are reporting this same situation, it is an Hotmail Server issue.

-- 
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. IE/OE. 


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