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Anyone else unable to login to Hotmail today?
11/16/2006 9:32 AM CST | newgeezer

Posted on 11/16/2006 7:32:37 AM PST by newgeezer

I've been using the Windows Live Mail Beta for about a week now. Today, I've been trying for a couple hours but cannot login. The response is, "Server Too Busy -- We are experiencing higher than normal volume and are therefore unable to service your request at this time."

Mrs. Newgeezer, at home, is able to login to her Hotmail account. So, I figure it's either a problem affecting only certain Hotmail servers OR it's something at my work location.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: hotmail; login
So, is anyone else seeing this today?

(Yes, I'm logged in to FR. No, I am not logged in to Hotmail.)

1 posted on 11/16/2006 7:32:38 AM PST by newgeezer
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To: newgeezer

This is series...


2 posted on 11/16/2006 7:33:38 AM PST by JRios1968 (Tagline wanted...inquire within)
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To: newgeezer

I had that problem, too.


3 posted on 11/16/2006 7:33:59 AM PST by ConservativeMind
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To: newgeezer

We are experiencing higher than normal volume and are therefore unable to service your request at this time. Try one of the following:

In your browser, click Refresh
In your browser, click Back, and try again
Wait a few minutes and try again
We apologize for this inconvenience.


4 posted on 11/16/2006 7:34:12 AM PST by digger48 (there went breakfast)
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To: newgeezer
(Yes, I'm logged in to FR. No, I am not logged in to Hotmail.)

Party pooper!

(This is the message I got):


Server Too Busy

We are experiencing higher than normal volume and are therefore unable to service your request at this time. Try one of the following:

In your browser, click Refresh
In your browser, click Back, and try again
Wait a few minutes and try again
We apologize for this inconvenience.

5 posted on 11/16/2006 7:34:55 AM PST by Constitution Day (I guess Rove isn't such a Magnificent Bastard, after all.)
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To: newgeezer

Yes. But I was later able to log in.


6 posted on 11/16/2006 7:35:51 AM PST by MinstrelBoy (If you're a Republican today, you're a hero.)
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To: Constitution Day

I can't either. I'll get it later. Try not to have withdrawal!!! :D


7 posted on 11/16/2006 7:36:42 AM PST by Shimmer128 (My beloved is mine and I am his, Song of Sol 2:16)
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To: newgeezer

Weird. I have 2 Hotmail accounts. I can access 1 but not the other. I get the "Server too Busy" message on my primary account.


8 posted on 11/16/2006 7:40:33 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: Tallguy

That might confirm that the problem is occurring only on certain servers.

Thanks!


9 posted on 11/16/2006 7:44:09 AM PST by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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To: Constitution Day
Party pooper!

*<;O)

10 posted on 11/16/2006 7:46:15 AM PST by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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To: newgeezer

I've been getting that message for the last 2 hours.


11 posted on 11/16/2006 7:54:36 AM PST by Oratam
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To: JRios1968

This is series and Hugh......


12 posted on 11/16/2006 7:55:47 AM PST by AxelPaulsenJr (Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.)
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To: newgeezer

3 hours now I've been trying to log in. This is the last straw for me.

If I had my cell phone, I'd sign up for Gmail.


13 posted on 11/16/2006 7:55:58 AM PST by elc (Slingin' away)
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To: AxelPaulsenJr

I'll be in the shower...


14 posted on 11/16/2006 7:58:02 AM PST by JRios1968 (Tagline wanted...inquire within)
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To: newgeezer
>Anyone else unable to login to Hotmail today?
"We are experiencing higher than normal volume ..."

Wouldn't let me on.
Must be Japanese hackers
using PS3s

to eff with Bill Gates . . .
(Sony will do anything
to hype their machines!)

15 posted on 11/16/2006 7:58:57 AM PST by theFIRMbss
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To: elc
If I had my cell phone, I'd sign up for Gmail.

Gmail is so superior to Hotmail in every way, I was just about to abandon my Hotmail accounts completely. Then, I tried the Windows Live Mail beta. It's a HUGE improvement but, I remain unconvinced it's as good as Gmail. (And that's before this happened.)

16 posted on 11/16/2006 8:02:51 AM PST by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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To: JRios1968

With your beeber?


17 posted on 11/16/2006 8:41:00 AM PST by AxelPaulsenJr (Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.)
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To: AxelPaulsenJr

Don't be silly! That would really stune me!


18 posted on 11/16/2006 9:07:39 AM PST by JRios1968 (Tagline wanted...inquire within)
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To: JRios1968

My bad, sounds like I need halp from jon carry.


19 posted on 11/16/2006 9:17:11 AM PST by AxelPaulsenJr (Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.)
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To: AxelPaulsenJr

Wai, arr yu stock in Eerak, two?


20 posted on 11/16/2006 9:18:06 AM PST by JRios1968 (Tagline wanted...inquire within)
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To: newgeezer

I went to log in to Hotmail and received the same message. I then hit the "back" button and Hotmail loaded from there. I don't know if that would work for anyone else, but it might be worth a try.


21 posted on 11/16/2006 9:22:59 AM PST by SoldierDad (Proud Father of a 10th Mountain Division 2nd BCT Soldier Home on Leave)
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To: newgeezer

Is your computer turned on?


22 posted on 11/16/2006 9:50:58 AM PST by presidio9 (Make Mohammed's day: Shoot a nun in the back.)
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To: presidio9
Is your computer turned on?

Drat, I forgot to preemptively kill that one. Foiled again.

23 posted on 11/16/2006 10:23:00 AM PST by newgeezer (Taglinecontentsmaysettleduringshipping.)
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To: newgeezer
Are you by chance competent inporting Hotmail contacts into your Gmail? I keep getting this error message when I put my contacts into Excel and then save it as a CSV file:


24 posted on 11/16/2006 11:23:01 AM PST by elc (Slingin' away)
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To: elc

No, I still use Hotmail as my primary email account.

Regardless, that's the error message you'll see whenever you try to save an Excel spreadsheet as .CSV when there's any sort of formatting (font face, size, style, etc.).

Since you don't need any formatting for what you're doing, just click 'Yes' and give it a shot, if you haven't already.

If you want to be careful, try it with just a few of your contacts and see what happens. Then, if you don't like the results and need to delete them from Gmail, there won't be so many to delete.


25 posted on 11/16/2006 12:44:12 PM PST by newgeezer (Taglinecontentsmaysettleduringshipping.)
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To: newgeezer

Oh well, I tried clicking yes and then when I tried importing the file it failed.

I'll turn to my guru now to walk me through it (my brother)


26 posted on 11/16/2006 12:58:10 PM PST by elc (Slingin' away)
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To: newgeezer

Yes, I had difficulty early in the day, but, since I usually get little besides unwanted advertising and anonymous hate mail, I was not overly troubled by that delay.


27 posted on 11/16/2006 3:24:20 PM PST by Continental Soldier
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To: newgeezer; All
I started having problems today getting on hotmail.

Anyone else having problems today? I have Comcast as my provider.
28 posted on 11/18/2006 6:35:06 PM PST by Pro-Bush (hater)
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To: Pro-Bush

Hotmail's been working for me today.


29 posted on 11/18/2006 8:07:43 PM PST by newgeezer (Taglinecontentsmaysettleduringshipping.)
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To: elc

I think there is a malware virus problem with Hotmail. I signed on to my hotmail account last night and my anti-virus sent up all the alarms to stay away. Shut down the browser window I was using to view hotmail.

This morning as my computer went through its morning virus scan at sign on I had to remove malware. Nothing I was doing on a brief opening of Hotmail last night would have found me the cause.

I never open attachments from anyone.

And I can not get into Hotmail this morning. Same warning as others...Server Too Busy.

Maybe what you are seeing with your GMail reference is a trojan virus mixing up you Hotmail with your GMail. Do a scan and let us know.


30 posted on 07/27/2007 7:31:42 AM PDT by BJungNan
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