# Can't send email in Hotmail

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-email-in-hotmail/445663>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 16, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-email-in-hotmail/445663 "2008-04-16T23:28:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-email-in-hotmail/445663/1 "2008-04-16T23:28:05Z")

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My wifes friend cannot send email when using Hotmail. She can receive mail just fine. She says that she gets a message that says “Please check your email address for correct format.” or something like that, and the words are jumping up and down on the screen. I am going there next Sunday, and if I can find answers here, it will help a lot. It sounds like a virus to me.

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**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-email-in-hotmail/445663/2 "2008-04-17T02:26:23Z")

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I just sent a message in Hotmail, so it’s not the site. Other than that, I can be of no help.