Sorry I called you Jill instead of Will <Grin>! Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Pearson" <will-pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 10:00 AM Subject: Re: Hotmail Account & Jaws > Hi Jeff; > > In order to view Hotmail messages from within Outlook and Outlook Express, > you need to have Hotmail Plus or MSN Premium, both of which cost money. > Microsoft introduced this restriction last September > (http://www.internetweek.com/breakingNews/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=479031 > 73) in an attempt to reduce spam, as spammers were using this feature in > conjuntion with scripts, to send mass mail through a hotmail account very > quickly. > > If all you want to do is to use MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger, you do > *not* need a Hotmail or MSN account. Your identity for Messenger is > determined by something called a .Net Passport. Both Hotmail and MSN > Accounts get a .Net Passport when you create them, but anyone, even if they > don't have an MSN or Hotmail account, can get one. There's a simple .Net > Passport sign-up, although it has a graphical word verification test, to > enable someone to get a .Net Passport. The sign-up is at: > http://www.passport.com > > A .Net passport is a useful beast. A lot of companies are using this as the > user name/password to sign into personalised web sites. Microsoft, such as > http://www.microsoft.com/careers, use it to identify a user, as do some > other web sites. So, it's a useful thing to have. > > Will Pearson > Microsoft MVP (Visual Developer/VC++) > For information on Microsoft's MVP Program, go to: > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Bohrman" <jeffjaws@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 2:23 PM > Subject: Hotmail Account & Jaws > > > > Hi All: > > > > I've got some issues about Hotmail account. > > > > 1. After establishing a new Hotmail account on Internet, I proceeded to > > set up a new account/identity in Outlook Express. Imagine my shock when > it > > said I now need to subscribe! > > > > 2. If subscription is required, how much? > > > > 3. Any of you out there been successful in reading email in Hotmail > > directly on Internet? What are some guidelines in doing this. > > > > I had set up Hotmail so that I can have access to MSN IM. What a mess am > I > > getting into! > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jeff > > > > > > -- > > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact > the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > -- > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx