And, along the vein of denial of service, the following URL confirms my suspicions about M$ actively engineering its web sites to block older browsers (e.g. hotmail takes FOREVER to load on Netscape 4.x):
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5098840,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1t p02> I too was intending to dump hotmail (that account) for a while & I've now switched LEM mailing lists to a Mac.com account and have to say I'm thrilled: it's soooooooooo much more responsive than a hotmail account (in Outlook Express) and I no longer have to click "Send and Receive Messages" three times to send an e-mail. Mac.com RULES!!! L8r, Eric. on 27/10/01 3:40, Justin Ramirez at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If that's the case...then GOOD BYE HOTMAIL...it's owned by M$ anyway right? > (I'm just assuming because of the MSN thing...grrrrrr) > justin > > on 10/26/2001 1:20 PM, Matt Short at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> on 10/25/01 7:23 PM, Justin Ramirez at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> I installed the iTools plugin and my hotmail account disappeared from >>> outlook express.... <snip> >>> I've been trying to dump hotmail for a while...but I still have it the >>> e-mail address for a lot of things (ie. ebay and things of that sort) >>> >>> Justin >>> >> Yep, known issue. They're working on it. >> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q311/2/17.ASP -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
