# Emergency: is Hotmail down? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 26, 1999, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571 "1999-12-26T04:33:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/1 "1999-12-26T04:33:00Z")
Does anyone know what’s up with Hotmail? I can’t access it at all! Can you? Please hurry! ---
**Author:** ![Neil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/839c29/32.png) [@Neil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neil)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/2 "1999-12-26T04:36:00Z")
Nor can I, Matt. Been trying all day. I might have something important in there…and I need to email someone. I hope it’s up soon. Neil ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/3 "1999-12-26T04:37:00Z")
There is a thread open over in mpsims also, so I guess there is some kinda problem. I can’t open [www.hotmail.com](http://www.hotmail.com) either. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/4 "1999-12-26T04:43:00Z")
I’m getting: Unknown Host Description: Unable to locate the server named “[lc3.law5.hotmail.passport.com](http://lc3.law5.hotmail.passport.com)” — the server does not have a DNS entry. Which sounds a little hairier than the usual timeout when a server is down for upgrades, maintenance, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/5 "1999-12-26T04:45:00Z")
Ive logged in a couple of times today… including just a few seconds ago to check before I answered… no probs here. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf\_of\_Were](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/59ef9b/32.png) [@Wolf\_of\_Were](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf_of_Were)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/6 "1999-12-26T04:50:00Z")
No problems here. What server are you using? (I am using Prodigy, no problems with Hotmail whatsoever) ./^\_/^\ \< o | o \> .\<\_ | \_\> …\U/ ---
**Author:** ![Sycorax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/7 "1999-12-26T05:22:00Z")
I got into mine about an hour ago - no problem. ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/8 "1999-12-26T05:27:00Z")
I got in but [Hotmail.com](http://Hotmail.com) doesn’t seem to be working. Try getting in via [www.msn.com.](http://www.msn.com.) ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/9 "1999-12-26T05:36:00Z")
I don’t use hotmail but I have a hotmail account and I am getting the same error as Beatle even when I go in by way of msn. So, sounds like the have a problem. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/10 "1999-12-26T05:38:00Z")
I’m on Mindspring and couldn’t get through via Netscape or Internet Explorer. \>8( ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/11 "1999-12-26T05:46:00Z")
## No problem here… _Eschew Obfuscation_ ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/12 "1999-12-26T06:11:00Z")
I have two ISPs, one won’t get in, the other (Mindspring) has no problem. My sister only has the ISP that _won’t_ get it, so I forwarded some email from her hotmail account (she gave me the password) to an email account that she _can_ get to. Whatever it is, it will be resolved soon. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 1999, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-is-hotmail-down/5571/13 "1999-12-26T06:56:00Z")
The [msn.com](http://msn.com) trick doesn’t work. I tried. RGH! And of course, tomorrow all my messages will be gone, or my mailbox will be stuffed to the gills.