Comments on: Hotmail user loses files

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 10:30:21 +0000

I heartily agree.
To me, a hotmail address carries the same implications as an aol address. Especially when there are a lot of numbers in the username, like “hotchick9384575″. Wow, you were the 9384575th person to come up with that username. And I doubt you are very hot, even if you are a girl.
As you said, Hotmail is kiddy stuff. Anybody who uses it after the 9th grade for anything other than a throwaway address should be avoided.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 05 Jun 2004 06:46:30 +0000

Hotmail is JOKE !

Anyone using other than children sending mail to
their schoolmates is wasting his/her time.

Hotmail should be trash canned !

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 05 Jun 2004 05:28:08 +0000

Hotmail sucks.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 05 Jun 2004 03:50:55 +0000

Reliability Problem

I have noticed a dramatic decline in reliablility of sending and receiving messages over the last month. I no longer know if something I have sent has been received, and those sending me info assume I’m in the loop. Not good.

As soon as I get off my duff I will signing up with someone more professional.

Nadia
Toronto

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 05 Jun 2004 03:50:54 +0000

The same thing happened to me a year or so ago. Catholic.org offered a email service that got totally erased, so I lost all saved emails – however this was just a dropbox account.

I recommend using a service such as http://www.Myrealbox.com which offers IMAP support, so even though it is not my primary email, I use it to store a backup of all mail from other pop3/imap accounts. (myrealbox is only suitable as a backup – it is a beta testing server and is sometimes down for days at a time)