Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Aberdeen, SD
Posts: 2531

Do I just leave it sit, or is there a way to axe it manually? It's too spammed, and it has a microsoft logo on it.

If you're bored, you can "email" me at [email protected]

I won't get it, though.

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-Joshua
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Registered: May 2000
Location: St. Paul, MN
Posts: 1429

As I last recall, if you don't check your hotmail e-mail account in 30 days, it will destroy the account. I may be wrong though....

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-miradu

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2682

Hotmail accounts go "inactive" after 60 days and may be permanently deleted after 90. Read this FAQ.

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
Posts: 790

from Hotmail Help:

quote:

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Can I close my Hotmail account?

To close your Hotmail account, simply stop using it. If you don't sign-in
for 60 days (or within the first 10 days), your account becomes
inactive. At that time, messages in it are deleted and inbound mail will
be refused. Your Passport will still function, and your Hotmail e-mail
name will be reserved.
If your account stays inactive for over 90 days, it is permanently
deleted.

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Jeff

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Sydney Australia
Posts: 1883

quote:

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Originally posted by PDAENVY
from Hotmail Help:



But have you tried "Inbox Protector"? It's supposed to stop a lot of the spam. Look for it next to where it says "Inbox 0 new" in the middle of the page.

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Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Out of my skull, back in five minutes
Posts: 1435

I gave up my Hotmail account earlier this month. All that ever comes into it is spam, as I have a different account for "real" email ... even using the filtering. I have an automatic remailer address I use for shopping, so I can direct it to any email address I want; the day I changed it away from Hotmail, my Hotmail inbox dried up.

I've found Yahoo's email service to be slightly better; I've rarely received spam at it and you get 6 MB of storage space vs. Hotmail's 2MB. Also, file attachments download more smoothly (your mileage may vary).

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location:
Posts: 268

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Originally posted by Yorick
I've found Yahoo's email service to be slightly better; I've rarely received spam at it and you get 6 MB of storage space vs. Hotmail's 2MB. Also, file attachments download more smoothly (your mileage may vary).

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Texas
Posts: 47

I prefer Yahoo over hotmail for the same reasons. I had two yahoo accounts and can't get one of them to delete. Hotmail's procedure for deleting their accounts is easier. I've left my old yahoo account alone for over 6 months and it's still there... I guess I'll keep it after all and use it for clandestine purposes <eg>