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Dns error when logging into Hotmail

Jul 29, 2005 6:46PM PDT

I've been trying to log in to my Hotmail account since yesterday but each time i try to log in with my address and password, the error msg shows

"Service Unavailable - DNS failure
The server is temporarily unable to service your request. Please try again later."

I am currently using IE 6 and i tried logging in through Opera but still encounter the same msg. I even asked my friend to log in for me in her own computer but she couldn't.

However, my sister's hotmail account seems to work perfectly normal.

I'm on Win 98 with a cable connection. Is there a possibility that my email address has been hijacked or is just Hotmail down?

Please someone help!

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It works
Jul 30, 2005 12:51AM PDT

It works for me. I just used it and it was working perfectly.

Make sure, when signing in, that you have the password exact.

If you are not sure, then ask it for your password retreivial

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password is correct
Jul 30, 2005 1:32AM PDT

thanks for your response. I'm pretty sure i got the password right coz i log into it everyday.
I have tried to reset but it still shows the same error msg.

could it be hotmail not working? does anyone know?

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Security settings
Jul 30, 2005 2:24AM PDT

What are your security settings at. I have mine set at Medium

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medium
Jul 31, 2005 12:38AM PDT

mine's medium as well.. what puzzles me is it seems like only my email account in inaccessible and i can see the number of unread mail from MSN Messenger.

I hope Hotmail will get it fixed soon.

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me too!
Aug 24, 2005 5:00AM PDT

I have not even been able to get onto the hotmail website, let alone actually log in. All the other websites I have tried work. Although oddly at the same time as hotmail being down - ebay has been too. I have both set to keep me logged unless I sign out - could this be somthing to do with it?

If anyone knows what this is about - please help!!

Thanks

Cat

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ME TOO....
Aug 2, 2005 8:37PM PDT

Hi everybody.

From a week ago I've the same problem. But I've two hotmail account: with one on hotmail.com any kin of problem, with the other one on hotmail.it I can't logging into my account. I try to connect from a different PC with different connection ADSL, 56K and GPRS, but the story is ALWAYS the same:one is working and the other not.

There is someone can help us ????

Many thanks to all.