Outage leaves many Hotmail users cold

Many Hotmail users got this message when trying to access their inboxes Tuesday.

(Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET News.com)

Microsoft's Windows Live services experienced a significant outage Tuesday, leaving many users unable to get to their Hotmail inboxes. A company representative said all Windows Live services are affected, though not all users are reporting problems.

Microsoft said it is still trying to determine the cause of the problems.

"We are aware that some customers may be experiencing difficulty accessing their Windows Live accounts," the software maker said in a statement to CNET News.com. "We're actively investigating the cause and are working to take the appropriate steps to remedy the situation as rapidly as possible. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and disruption this may be causing our customers."

[johnedlt]

at peace

...my junk mail can wait.

[Fred Remus]

See YouTube Story

Related problem?

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9878655-7.html?tag=nefd.pulse

[ognen93]

I'm getting crazy

Wow... Windows Live really freaked me up like never before

[thuber]

For me, it's just been mobile

Regular brower access to my email via http://mail.live.com has worked correctly all day. But on my Windows Mobile device I've been unable to log in through Pocket IE (http://mobile.live.com) and OTA syncing to Pocket Outlook wasn't working. The OTA Hotmail sync started working an hour ago but the Pocket IE login still isn't functioning. Interesting that this is the first I've seen it mentioned in any blog/feed/news site.

[sitelicense]

Hotmail Down

I haven't been able to access hotmail.com since I first tried today around 8:20AM. It is still down at the time of this writing.

[Astinsan]

Work around

If you have MS Outlook (not express) it works fine.

[n3td3v]

Yahoo

Maybe Jerry Yang did it! To make his employees and share holders not sue him for not accepting microsoft's bid, to make them realise microsoft isn't a good takeover candidate.

[petrolemotive]

Yahoo Mail is experiencing worse problems currently!

INA,
Please report on the problems with Yahoo Mail over the past two weeks; they are worse than the Hotmail problems.

http://ymailupdates.com/blog/2008/02/22/resolved-email-delays-through-smtp-servers/#comments

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-4_102-0.html?forumID=15&threadID=284622&messageID=2715320

[rcrusoe]

Yahoo has had a world wide outage lately?

Hotmail/Live/Whatever it's name this week is down across the
globe.

[wolivere]

On the Plus side

Revenue Can has now determined I am actually not dead and has lifted the threat to garnish my current tax refund to cover the outstanding tax's on my estate from my death in 1992.

[thenet411]

Never rely on web mail services

You simply cannot rely on webmail services if access to your email is critical. So, this should be nothing more than an inconvenience to users. If it is more than an inconvenience to you, you have no one to blame other than yourself for relying on a free webmail service.

BTW, I can confirm that using Outlook to access Hotmail accounts works when those same accounts cannot use the web interface.

[microsoft slayer]

Use Gmail, Idiots...

That's what you get!

[krosavcheg]

Truth

Normally I wouldn't condone such overt flame-baiting, but to be honest if you're still using Hotmail or Yahoo mail at this point, I have no sympathy for you. Use Gmail.

[IMHO65]

Gmail... So that you have no privacy at all

Google does pretty well convincing users that they will give big mailboxes in exchange for relinquishing any rights to privacy. I'll stick with Live.com anyday.

[across_mountains]

Left Hotmail a Year Ago

I changed from Hotmail to Gmail a year ago because I was experiencing problems at that time. I have been very glad that I did so. If Microsoft acquires Yahoo, I would not be surprised if I were to leave Yahoo! Mail, also.

[taco_time]

HOTMAIL LIVE IS DEAD

I can't believe that Microsoft who is trying to acquire Yahoo lets this happen to their customers, by having this outage. This should be a wakeup call to use other e-mail services like Gmail, Yahoo, etc. I like Gmail for its no-nonsense e-mail interface. What kind of other disruptions can we expect when Microsoft acquires Yahoo and begins integrating their services. That will be a NIGHTMARE for Microsoft and Yahoo customers who will eventually flee to other portals. HOTMAIL LIVE IS DEAD!

[addypearce]

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