# Question for Hotmail users: Ever hit this dead end?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-hotmail-users-ever-hit-this-dead-end/111699>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 31, 2002, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-hotmail-users-ever-hit-this-dead-end/111699 "2002-05-31T06:51:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-hotmail-users-ever-hit-this-dead-end/111699/1 "2002-05-31T06:51:36Z")

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Sometimes, when I log onto Hotmail, after entering my username and Password, the next screen is a “sign in” screen for “.net passport,” rather than the familiar Hotmail Home page. It’s a prompt for me to enter a “passport” username and password. And I just get an “information page” if I go ahead and enter my Hotmail password information again. It’s maddening! Why should I get one e-mail page when I’ve just logged in with another?

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-hotmail-users-ever-hit-this-dead-end/111699/2 "2002-05-31T13:55:53Z")

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when i have problems logging into the hotmail site, i first login to msn messenger and then click on my inbox from there…always works for me…

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**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-hotmail-users-ever-hit-this-dead-end/111699/3 "2002-05-31T14:05:11Z")

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Hotmail is a dead end, IMO.