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Big Booger
December 2nd, 2003, 03:44 AM
Try it yourself.
http://www.hotmail.com

After Microsoft updated the hotmail site, try going to the link above, in any browser other than IE, and I bet you'll have problems logging in. I did. :D

This is Microsoft, pissing off their user base... I loathe IE now, and only use it when I have to, which is perhaps once or twice a month.

It is not that big of a deal because I use Outlook Express to check my hotmail, but for those without Outlook Express, ur skirooed!
:D

If this is their attempt to "convert" the converted... I feel for them. Linux users are probably the biggest concern here.. if indeed they have a hotmail account.

Oh well there is always yahoo.. or your ISP email account. Or thunderbird/Eudora.
lynchknot
December 2nd, 2003, 05:22 AM
I don't seem to have any problems using Firebird. When I clicked the link I was already logged in
FastGame
December 2nd, 2003, 05:33 AM
It works fine on my Firebird also :)
phishhead
December 2nd, 2003, 05:42 AM
just checked my mail with opera without any issues.
Conan
December 2nd, 2003, 13:16 PM
He-he, I guess it's only you Boogs.:p I remember a couple years back when I was still using Windows 2000 that this was the case. If you used Opera, Netscape or whatever, you could not log into Hotmail.
Big Booger
December 2nd, 2003, 13:47 PM
They may have fixed it.
:D
phishhead
December 2nd, 2003, 14:10 PM
nah just user error.
rik
December 2nd, 2003, 15:45 PM
Originally posted by phishhead
nah just user error.

so it was the "nut behind the wheel"?

:D
FastGame
December 2nd, 2003, 16:00 PM
Originally posted by rik
so it was the "nut behind the wheel"?

:D
noop BB is fast and up to date before most and I think he went to Hotmail while they were making the switch :D
Dehcbad25
December 2nd, 2003, 21:44 PM
I tried with Netscape 7.1 and it works fine. Does it work on your BB??
Maybe they are monitoring BB's behaviour as a mean to get testers. (and they are not paying him, figures) ;)
Big Booger
December 3rd, 2003, 02:13 AM
Can someone check it with Mozilla? I still cannot get in, even though on the same machine with IE I can...

Thanks.
lynchknot
December 3rd, 2003, 02:28 AM
I tried it BB. Even though I have "enable all cookies" I get this message:

Your Web browser options are currently set to disable cookies. To use .NET Passport, you must enable cookies.

opps nevermind - I had to restart browser for cookie change. I'm in now.
Big Booger
December 3rd, 2003, 03:29 AM
I'll try it at home and see what I can come up with. It is not working currently for me with mozilla 1.5a

WORKING FINE AT HOME on Mozilla 1.6
:D