I think there may be something wrong with my account or possibly someone else is sending messages in my name. I am trying to send out an email and it's blocking it saying I've exceded the number of emails in 24 hours, I can tell you I'm not even sure I've sent any out in 24 hours, and if any maybe half a dozen at the most. Recetnly within the last month or so I will get about 50 or so delivery status notifications all at the same time and they are all to email addresses that I do not have, so they are being sent out of my acount by someone else. This has happened maybe 2 or 3 times, the email adresses are all unfamiliar to me but seem to be some sort of spam list as most of the first names etc are all the same, just a slightly different email address. How can this be corrected? My account is not being used by anyone else in my household, it's just my husband and I and he wouldn't be using my address to spam, he's not familiar with those addresses either

thanks

It is possible that someone without your knowledge is using your email account that's why you've reached the maximum daily sending limit of your account.

To ensure that you’re the only person who can access and manage your account, ensure I suggest that you enhance your account security. Here’s how:

I. I suggest that you change your password as well as your secret question and answer regularly to increase the privacy of your account. To learn how to do this, please visit these links:

http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/accounts/archive/2008/10/27/how-do-i-reset-my-password.aspx

http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/password/archive/2008/08/20/password-reset-basics.aspx

http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/safety/archive/2009/04/29/recent-reports-of-account-hijacks.aspx

II. Properly log out of your account after your Windows Live Hotmail session by clicking the "Sign Out" button on the upper-right side of your Windows Live Hotmail page.

III. If you are using a public terminal, I suggest that you clear your temporary Internet files (cache) and close the browser that you are using when you are ready to end your Internet session. 

http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/accounts/archive/2009/03/03/How-to-optimize-Internet-Explorer-browser.aspx

For other browsers, please refer to the Help files of your browser.

IV. Please do not share your password to anyone even if they claim that they are persons of authority.  Windows Live Hotmail disclaims all attempts to gather account information from you via phone or e-mail.

V. Be sure not to click "Remember my password" at the Windows Live Hotmail Sign-in page if you are using a public computer or if there are other people using your computer.  Enabling this feature will allow users to automatically sign in to their account and bypass the username and password authentication portion.