# What's up with Hotmail/MSN? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 30, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-hotmail-msn/191784 "2003-07-30T00:28:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-hotmail-msn/191784/1 "2003-07-30T00:28:55Z")
Is anyone else having problems signing in to their Hotmail or MSN account? If it’s not just me having problems: Does anyone know what’s going on with the HM/MSN server? I haven’t been able to check mail or get onto Messenger since about 3 p.m EDT today. Happy ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-hotmail-msn/191784/2 "2003-07-30T00:38:15Z")
I just checked my Hotmail account with no problem apparent. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-hotmail-msn/191784/3 "2003-07-30T00:39:14Z")
That seems to be rotating geographically. One wonders if MS is coming out with some pay per use software that will eliminate this dreadful occurence Declan ---
**Author:** ![Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/73ab20/32.png) [@Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caesar_s_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-hotmail-msn/191784/4 "2003-07-30T00:46:26Z")
I can sign onto my Hotmail account, but not onto MSN. Same result for my brother (he can sign into Hotmail), and my parents (who have MSN accounts but not Hotmail accounts) can’t sign in either. This sucks! ---
**Author:** ![jack\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-hotmail-msn/191784/5 "2003-07-30T00:57:38Z")
Here’s what I have from official channels: > [@](#): > > Passport Outage > > Issue: > At this time customers and agents will be unable to login to Passport. This could be affecting Password resets, Logins, and Signup Server issues. > > Agent Instructions: > Please advise customers that we are aware of the issue and hope to have it resolved shortly. > > Last Updated 7/29/2003 12:38:23 PM PDT > Created 7/29/2003 12:34:41 PM PDT ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-hotmail-msn/191784/6 "2003-07-30T01:16:46Z")
I’ve also been hosed here in Florida. No MSN Messenger, no Hotmail. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-hotmail-msn/191784/7 "2003-07-30T01:30:38Z")
Hotmail SUX, Yahoo ROX! OK, I’m done now. Just hadda say it. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-hotmail-msn/191784/8 "2003-07-30T02:16:53Z")
Now everything seems to be kosher from where I’m sitting. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-hotmail-msn/191784/9 "2003-07-30T02:35:06Z")
Maybe they’re trying to replace the Unix machines with Windows again. That’s what happened when M$ first bought HotMail. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-hotmail-msn/191784/10 "2003-07-30T03:39:25Z")
It’s working for me now.