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Yeah, i get these from time to time - and like all chain e-mails i delete them. And nothings happened to my account 
Posted: 12:37 Apr 13 2002
Hotmail accounts deleted if you don't reply to email???
These emails are always flying around ....... blumming rubbish!
As long as you keep your hotmail account active your account WONT be deleted ...... it's just another stupid chain letter.
As long as you keep your hotmail account active your account WONT be deleted ...... it's just another stupid chain letter.
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Posted: 12:37 Apr 13 2002 I don't think an official email would contain as many exclamation marks or type in all capitals. Also any official notifications I get for my hotmails accounts are usually via MSN Announcements.
by the Email
READ THE PARAGRAPH IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR HOTMAIL ACCOUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hotmail would not use this method to see who was using their accounts. Surely if they were concerned about their resources they wouldn't overtax them further by pointless forwarding of this email!
by the Email
So if you are using your account, please pass this e-mail to every Hotmail user that you can and if you do not pass this letter to anyone we will delete your account.
That certainly isn't in their terms & conditions!
by the Email
If you do not send this to at least 10 Hotmail members, we will delete your account.
Barbara, I really wouldn't worry about this email at all. Just put it down to being hoaxed from some sad little individual with nothing better to do with their time.
Posted: 12:39 Apr 13 2002
thanks.
I just wanted to check
Do you think this topic could be deleted please?
Thanks a lot.
I just wanted to check
Do you think this topic could be deleted please?
Thanks a lot.
Posted: 12:41 Apr 13 2002
Barbara, if you don't mind too much I'll leave it as this may be useful to another member & save them from perpetuating this hoax.
Posted: 12:47 Apr 13 2002
While we're on the subject, is it true that Hotmail is closing down, or just another one of those rubbish emails you get?
Posted: 18:08 Apr 13 2002 
Hotmail's policy on accounts is to close them if you don't sign in for 30 days. You don't have to send anything, just sign in. If you sign in after 30 days, you'll get your account back but all the mails will have been deleted. If you don't sign in for three months then you lose your account totally and the address becomes available for registration again.
If you receive anything from Hotmail regarding changes to this then it will come from Hotmail Member Services and have its own special icon in your inbox.
Hope that helps
If you receive anything from Hotmail regarding changes to this then it will come from Hotmail Member Services and have its own special icon in your inbox.
Hope that helps
Posted: 20:12 Apr 13 2002
Thanks for the info there DJ I use Outlook Express to view my hotmail account & that then puts the official announcements from MSN into their own special folder.
I haven't heard anything about Hotmail closing down, if they were then I am sure that they would have given some sort of announcement to that effect.
I use Outlook Express to view my hotmail account & that then puts the official announcements from MSN into their own special folder.I haven't heard anything about Hotmail closing down, if they were then I am sure that they would have given some sort of announcement to that effect.
Posted: 17:28 Apr 14 2002