Hi ShirleyAnn, I checked your account and our records show that it is a new account because it has undergone a period of inactivity. This happens when you do not access your account in http://mail.live.com for a period of 120 days. When you reactivated your account... More

Hi ShirleyAnn, To help reduce the amount of spam that users send from Windows Live Hotmail accounts, we limit the number of recipients that you can send a message to at one time. To send a message to multiple recipients, please make sure that you include only the number... More

Hi liz_harmath, Since this "reputation" is system generated, we have no way to determine how long this period will last. Nor can we increase the number of recipients of your e-mail. To make sure that your accounts are not blocked from sending e-mail, follow... More

Hi, Melanie. Basically, there's no difference between live and hotmail accounts. They are just domains but they are both hosted by the Hotmail server and functions the same. I've checked your live account and determined that it was blocked due to a Terms of... More

Hi Eleanor, For your issue on getting blocked for sending messages, here's a link for more information: http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/sendlimits/archive/2009/01/28/This-account-is-currently-blocked-from-sending-messages.aspx With regard to your sending limit... More

Hi Ruang , Please post your Hotmail account here so I can check it. BTW, there’s an existing Solution about being blocked from sending e-mails. Check out the link below: http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/sendlimits/archive/2009/01/28/This-account-is-currently... More

UEA , thank you for providing your Hotmail e-mail address. I’ve checked your Hotmail account and verified that you can send more than 29 messages from your account. Currently, I cannot raise your sending limitation to 250. The limitation set to your account is... More

lvcomets , I’ve checked your Hotmail account and verified that your account’s sending capability has been restricted by our automated spam filter. This is the reason why you’re getting the first error message that you’ve mentioned. I am sorry... More

Martin , new free Hotmail accounts are limited to as low as 10 max recipients limit which is a temporary restriction and is upgraded to the 50 max recipients limit as soon as the user establishes credibility in the system. This is done to help reduce the amount of junk... More

Thanks for the update AyalaRosen . I am glad to know that you’re now able to successfully send messages from your account. To prevent the same problem from happening, check this link for some tips shared by my co-moderator: http://windowslivehelp.com/community... More