Get a Live.com email accounts

Javier · 11 Nov 2006, 06:52 AM

I have found a procedure to get an @live.com email account. Follow the steps described in this article from CyberNet:

http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11...email-address/

xmailer · 11 Nov 2006, 08:05 AM

Were you able to make it work? I followed the step-by-step instructions, but it doesn't work for me (using IE6). The registration form is incomplete, and when I fill out all I'm able to, clicking on the "I accept" button does nothing.

Edit: Okay, I got it to work. It seems that the registration form page was loading very slowly with my dialup connection, and I didn't realize that it hadn't yet fully loaded before I proceeded to Step 3, entering the "secret url" into the address bar. But when I noticed my mistake and waited for the page to fully load before proceeding, everything went fine and I apparently got my @live.com account. Thanks, Javier.

kaptitsky · 11 Nov 2006, 08:16 AM

Worked for me.

All my old Hotmail accounts are webdav, though -- now I gotta figure out what I can do with an account without that.

xmailer · 11 Nov 2006, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kaptitsky
All my old Hotmail accounts are webdav, though -- now I gotta figure out what I can do with an account without that.

I'm not sure how reliable it is, and it may be anyone's guess how long it will work, but I've been auto-polling my first hotmail account through cashette.com and then retrieving my messages from cashette.com via POP3 from another webmail account. Although this hotmail account does have webdav access, I'm not sure but I believe cashette purports to be able to access non-webdav-enabled hotmail accounts. I'm also not sure if it will work with anything other than the hotmail.com domain, but it may be worth looking into.

xmailer · 11 Nov 2006, 08:49 AM

Hmm...it seems I can't even log in to hotmail webmail in the "normal" way with my live.com address. Unless that changes eventually, I guess I'm not sure what I can do with my account either.

Javier · 11 Nov 2006, 09:46 AM

Today is working (at least for me) very slowly. But I have found that, with a little tweak, this account can be polled using FreePOPs (you only need to add live.com to the domains recognized by FreePOPs in the config.lua file).

BTW, maybe BlueHome.net (that allows to retrieve email from Hotmail accounts using FreePOPs, will be so glad to do these changes and, therefore, add this service to the others actually available for retrieval).

This account have 2 GB of storage quota and, as said, is working slowly (but I am also experiencing some problems login into my Messenger account).

Regarding WebDAV access, I cannot say anything because all my other Hotmail/MSN accounts are losing (without any evident reason) this functionality (only 2 of my previous 6 accounts are able to connect using OE).

nbarr · 11 Nov 2006, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Javier
Regarding WebDAV access, I cannot say anything because all my other Hotmail/MSN accounts are losing (without any evident reason) this functionality (only 2 of my previous 6 accounts are able to connect using OE).

Just curious, any speculation as to why?
I have had one hotmail account since 1998 (why, is a matter for Sigmund Freud to discern

) and have had Tuffmail polling it for roughly two years, without difficulty.

Oh, and thanks for the live.com link. I'm not sure what I will do with the account either.

xmailer · 11 Nov 2006, 11:36 AM

Although it seemed to take forever, I FINALLY got into hotmail with my live.com address. Well, okay, Windows Live Mail. My account also shows 2GB.

theog · 11 Nov 2006, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Javier
Regarding WebDAV access, I cannot say anything because all my other Hotmail/MSN accounts are losing (without any evident reason) this functionality (only 2 of my previous 6 accounts are able to connect using OE).

Quote:

Originally posted by nbarr
Just curious, any speculation as to why?
I have had one hotmail account since 1998 (why, is a matter for Sigmund Freud to discern ) and have had Tuffmail polling it for roughly two years, without difficulty.

I lost that ability in my hotmail account about two or three weeks ago.... I don't know why. That is one of the reasons I started testing (then using) my aol account with free IMAP.

The only thing I can think of is that while testing Vista email client (whatever it is called) and Outlook 2007 maybe I had too many connections open... I tested it in Virtual PC and also had my regular Outlook on my main pc open. WAG on my part.... No biggie, I love what AOL is doing. I'm glad it happened so I could test AOL's new services.

Live? No, I'll skip on that... once MS brings IMAP onboard I'll look at it again.....

metal · 12 Nov 2006, 02:21 AM

I signed up but have received an email apparently from Microsoft Customer Support asking me to verify my email address. A link is given in the email.
Is the mail from MS or is it the beginning of spam?

xmailer · 12 Nov 2006, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by metal
I signed up but have received an email apparently from Microsoft Customer Support asking me to verify my email address. A link is given in the email.
Is the mail from MS or is it the beginning of spam?

It was pretty late last night when I registered, at a time when I was likely not far from being on the verge of sleep, so it's conceivable I may have a memory lapse, but I can't recall receiving any sort of an email verification message upon submitting my registration. And it would seem unusual for some to get such a message and not others. But it might also seem somewhat highly coincidental to receive a spam purporting to be same soon after registering.

I assume it was sent to the alternate address you registered for the live.com address with, otherwise of course there might be little reason to assume a "connection". I can't even clearly recall now whether I was even required to provide an alternate address, but I'm pretty certain I received no such message from them in any case. Maybe about all you can do is examine the headers in order to to try to verify the source of the message and carefully examine the link it contains in order to ascertain whether it might be some sort of a phishing scam.

kaptitsky · 12 Nov 2006, 08:11 AM

I got the same message.

You can sign up for a "Passport" with any e-mail address, so they do confirm the address.

Maybe they do that if it is one of their own, or maybe they just haven't set live.com as one of their own addresses yet.

I confirmed.

But the Webmail extension with Hotmail extension for Thunderbird still hasn't got my mail. even with me saying it's the beta. And I have set up Mobile MSN alerts, but it won't let me set them up for new mail.

Time, time time.

But I got a real good username. . .

JTB · 12 Nov 2006, 09:48 AM

Worked great. Thanks!

mramazan · 12 Nov 2006, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by metal
I signed up but have received an email apparently from Microsoft Customer Support asking me to verify my email address. A link is given in the email.
Is the mail from MS or is it the beginning of spam?

A few minutes after sign-up, I received this email from Customer Support:

Microsoft Customer Support (AccountSupport@live.com)
To: zzzzzz@live.com
Subject: Confirm your e-mail address for Windows Live
Hello, zzzzzz@live.com: Thank you for signing up for an account on Windows Live. To confirm your account, please follow the steps below. If you did not sign up for this account, please follow the instructions for canceling it. CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT To help prevent unauthorized account creation, we need you to confirm your e-mail address. We will use this e-mail address to send you important messages about your account. Also, some sites and services on Windows Live may require a confirmed e-mail address. 1. Copy the following web address: https://accountservices.msn.com/EmailPage.srf?emailid=[removed]&ed=[removed]%3D&lc=1033&urlnum=0 IMPORTANT: Because fraudulent ("phishing") e-mail often uses misleading links, Microsoft recommends that you do not click links in e-mail, but instead copy and paste them into your browsers, as described above. 2. Open your web browser, paste the link in the address bar, and then press ENTER. 3. Follow the instructions on the web page that opens. CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT To cancel this account: 1. Copy the following web address: https://[removed] IMPORTANT: Because fraudulent ("phishing") e-mail often uses misleading links, Microsoft recommends that you do not click links in e-mail, but instead copy and paste them into your browsers, as described above. 2. Open your web browser, paste the link in the address bar, and then press ENTER. 3. Follow the instructions on the web page that opens. OTHER INFORMATION Windows Live is committed to protecting your privacy. We encourage you to review our privacy statement at http://g.msn.com/0PR_/enus. For more information, go to the Windows Live Account site at https://account.live.com/summarypage.aspx?. Thank you, Microsoft Customer Support NOTE: Please do not reply to this message, which was sent from an unmonitored e-mail address. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.

mramazan · 12 Nov 2006, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Javier
I have found a procedure to get an @live.com email account. Follow the steps described in this article from CyberNet:

http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11...email-address/

Thanks Javier for providing the link. Worked smooth for me.

Ramazan

11 Nov 2006, 06:52 AM	#1
Javier Master of the @ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 1,344	Get a Live.com email accounts I have found a procedure to get an @live.com email account. Follow the steps described in this article from CyberNet: http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11...email-address/

11 Nov 2006, 08:05 AM	#2
xmailer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,485	Were you able to make it work? I followed the step-by-step instructions, but it doesn't work for me (using IE6). The registration form is incomplete, and when I fill out all I'm able to, clicking on the "I accept" button does nothing. Edit: Okay, I got it to work. It seems that the registration form page was loading very slowly with my dialup connection, and I didn't realize that it hadn't yet fully loaded before I proceeded to Step 3, entering the "secret url" into the address bar. But when I noticed my mistake and waited for the page to fully load before proceeding, everything went fine and I apparently got my @live.com account. Thanks, Javier. Last edited by xmailer : 11 Nov 2006 at 08:19 AM.

12 Nov 2006, 02:21 AM	#10
metal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chair Posts: 115	I signed up but have received an email apparently from Microsoft Customer Support asking me to verify my email address. A link is given in the email. Is the mail from MS or is it the beginning of spam? Last edited by metal : 12 Nov 2006 at 02:31 AM.

11 Nov 2006, 08:16 AM	#3
kaptitsky The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,186	Worked for me. All my old Hotmail accounts are webdav, though -- now I gotta figure out what I can do with an account without that.

11 Nov 2006, 08:49 AM	#5
xmailer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,485	Hmm...it seems I can't even log in to hotmail webmail in the "normal" way with my live.com address. Unless that changes eventually, I guess I'm not sure what I can do with my account either.

11 Nov 2006, 09:46 AM	#6
Javier Master of the @ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 1,344	Today is working (at least for me) very slowly. But I have found that, with a little tweak, this account can be polled using FreePOPs (you only need to add live.com to the domains recognized by FreePOPs in the config.lua file). BTW, maybe BlueHome.net (that allows to retrieve email from Hotmail accounts using FreePOPs, will be so glad to do these changes and, therefore, add this service to the others actually available for retrieval). This account have 2 GB of storage quota and, as said, is working slowly (but I am also experiencing some problems login into my Messenger account). Regarding WebDAV access, I cannot say anything because all my other Hotmail/MSN accounts are losing (without any evident reason) this functionality (only 2 of my previous 6 accounts are able to connect using OE).

11 Nov 2006, 11:36 AM	#8
xmailer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,485	Although it seemed to take forever, I FINALLY got into hotmail with my live.com address. Well, okay, Windows Live Mail. My account also shows 2GB.

12 Nov 2006, 08:11 AM	#12
kaptitsky The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,186	I got the same message. You can sign up for a "Passport" with any e-mail address, so they do confirm the address. Maybe they do that if it is one of their own, or maybe they just haven't set live.com as one of their own addresses yet. I confirmed. But the Webmail extension with Hotmail extension for Thunderbird still hasn't got my mail. even with me saying it's the beta. And I have set up Mobile MSN alerts, but it won't let me set them up for new mail. Time, time time. But I got a real good username. . .

12 Nov 2006, 09:48 AM	#13
JTB Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 85	Worked great. Thanks!