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Can you restore an email?

I was trying to open an email that was misplaced into the junk file and I accidentally clicked the “mark as unsafe” link instead of the “mark as safe” link. Can my account be reset so that I can retrieve the lost email? After reading some of... More

Last updated in Lost or Deleted Emails Dec 17 2008 by oops

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100s if not 1000s of emails being sent from my account.

I have discovered hundreds of emails being sent from my account to addresses I do not have anything to do with. A lot of them are not even in elglish. Anyone know how I can stop this. I have just changed my password and questions but I though I would ask here in case... More

Last updated in Accounts and Passwords Dec 26 2008 by Nargeroth

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Scams/Spam/Phishing...

Many of those listed under this site's section entitled "Learn how to recognize the 5 most common types of E-mail Scams" are coming from Africa and other countries. Is Hotmail going to work on ways for us to COMPLETELY BLOCK Africa and other country domains... More

Last updated in Managing Spam Dec 30 2008 by TeresaBrown

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Re: Scams/Spam/Phishing...

I just want to clarify/reiterate and/or suggest, my request was not that "Hotmail block Africa" and other country domains.... more like give the users the "option" of blocking other country's domains just as you give us the option of blocking... More

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Last updated in Managing Spam Dec 31 2008 by TeresaBrown

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Re: Scams/Spam/Phishing...

Another option my family and I were just discussing. In the forwarding section of Options... rather than forwarding "all mail" to another e-mail address, a function to forward all mail EXCEPT individuals from your contact list would be a huge help. There are... More

Last updated in Managing Spam Jan 02 2009 by TeresaBrown

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Hotmail Security Lapse - Contacts Spammed and then Deleted!

Happy New Year, indeed! Although I have never used my hotmail account on a public computer, and have been exceedingly careful about my password--I have never had a computer virus and never had anyone break into my email during my 17 years using email--someone succeeded... More

Last updated in Contacts & Address Book Jan 02 2009 by jeffk

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Scams/Spam/Phishing

I love hotmail... I have had it for so many years, but I am afraid lately I've been driving the hotmail staff crazy I am sure. They are polite and take suggestions stating they will forward my e-mail suggestions to the appropriate staff... But let's face it... More

Last updated in Windows Live Hotmail Feedback Forum Jan 02 2009 by TeresaBrown

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Accidentally reported myself as junk lol...

OK, you might laugh but I'm in the habit of emailing myself bits and pieces I want to remember or keep in one place... Was just tidying my inbox when the idea occurred that I could move one such email into the junk folder where it would show up as unread - stupid... More

Last updated in Contacts & Address Book Jan 07 2009 by mikejames

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automatic spam email being sent from my account

an automatic email with the subject "dear friend" has just been automatically sent to all my contacts and is a spam email which has been sent in my name, but against my will. i have not opened any suspicious emails which might be spam from anybody, so i dont... More

Last updated in Non Hotmail Questions Jan 12 2009 by jonysp

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Re: 2 weeks ago I updated Live Mail/Live Messenger + downloaded Live Calendar. I now have a few new and annoying problems w/all 3 processes

Hi JAB, With regard to your issue in receiving mails, please provide us with the following information: 1. Your exact Hotmail account. 2. Confirm if the sender receives any bounce messages when sending e-mail to your account. If yes, please request the sender to provide... More

Last updated in Mail Delivery Jan 31 2009 by Windows Live Tyrone R