SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Friday that a "significant portion" of people who use the company's Hotmail e-mail system and other Internet-based products were having trouble accessing the services.
The company said it was an internal problem rather than an attack on its system and that it hoped to have service restored by 5:30 p.m. PST.
The problem began about 8:30 a.m. (11:30 EST).
In addition to Hotmail, the popular Web-based e-mail service, Microsoft said people were having trouble accessing products such as company's MSN Messenger instant messaging program.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/03/12/hotmail.problems.ap/index.html

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