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LiveSide - News blog

@Live addresses are safe (whew)

Posted Nov 16 2006, 03:26 AM by Kip Kniskern with 13 comment(s)

In case you missed it in the comments, Kevin Briody from Windows Live took the time to assure our readers that @live accounts, no matter how they were obtained, will not be deleted after all:

Hi all-

We just wanted to update LiveSide's readers – We will NOT be revoking @live.com email addresses recently obtained by many of you. We love all the enthusiasm for Windows Live, and certainly don’t want to stamp down on it in any way.  We will however keep an eye out to make sure that accounts are not abused (for instance, if obtained by obvious spammers).

I'll watch this comment thread in case you have any questions!

Kevin Briody

Windows Live Team

Kevin Briody
Community Marketing | Windows Live & MSN

So as long as you behave yourselves, it looks like that cool new address you worked so hard for is safe.  Thanks Kevin for responding so quickly, and for doing the right thing.  Now how about getting the real @live program rolling? smile_wink

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tophtucker wrote re: @Live addresses are safe (whew)
on Thu, Nov 16 2006 3:40 AM

Wow, thanks Kevin... like Kip said, it's nice of you to be paying attention and to have responded so quickly! :)

bf1977 wrote re: @Live addresses are safe (whew)
on Thu, Nov 16 2006 12:24 PM

Kevin can leave that here the majority of the readers of the LiveSide is not spammers. I for example use the hotmail since 1996;) Clearly that I had that to make another email later therefore I finished losing the password it my first email hotmail it. But in the case this new email of @live.com I go to start to use in the month that comes hehe has that to bring up to date my contacts and to divulge the new email. But the good one and that now I am super happy with mine @live.com, therefore already was using the Windows Live Mail Beta with my email of @msn.com and estav very satisfied. Of certain form I found that gmail.com better

bf1977 wrote re: @Live addresses are safe (whew)
on Thu, Nov 16 2006 12:32 PM

Kevin for showing was valid that the Microsoft does not want to harm its image with the users who like its products \ services of Internet as @live.com, @msn.com and @hotmail.com, Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Spaces Alone I wait the day that the Microsoft launches a better product that the Orkut. Ai when this to happen, I will be 100% Microsoft hehehe Because I only have the Gmail because of the Orkut. The Windows Live Spaces is very good, would have to improve the part to show the videos of the YouTube that not yet is good, does not function at least with me did not function since the first day that I tried until last week. If the Live Spaces to place a form to create communities, to have some improved things of the Orkut ai will be a site for social net of relationships perfect.

kotak wrote re: @Live addresses are safe (whew)
on Fri, Nov 17 2006 3:58 AM

I think it is sad to hear that microsoft is not going to revoke these accounts... ARE WE PROMOTING HACKERS????

Harrison Hoffman wrote re: @Live addresses are safe (whew)
on Fri, Nov 17 2006 5:17 AM

Nope, they're promoting enthusiasm.

kotak wrote re: @Live addresses are safe (whew)
on Fri, Nov 17 2006 5:21 AM

PLAYING with words...

Chris wrote re: @Live addresses are safe (whew)
on Fri, Nov 17 2006 7:34 AM

They have stated they will not be deleting the majority of accounts. So unless you're a spammer, you have nothing to worry about :)

libra wrote re: @Live addresses are safe (whew)
on Fri, Nov 17 2006 11:21 AM

i am still willing to get id on @live.com coz i didnt know about it i got to know about @live.com on 13th of November sad for me.. i want to know is there any chance for me to get 1 email on @live.com ?

chawk wrote re: @Live addresses are safe (whew)
on Sat, Nov 18 2006 6:16 AM

I'm glad that I get to keep my user name. Although I chose a user name that Microsoft has used for beta signups under the domains @msn.com and @hotmail.com. I'm surprized that no one at MS thought to reserve it @live.com. It's going to be difficult for me to use though because of such high potential of spam and the possibility of people thinking it's an email address to sign up for live beta programs.... I set the junk mail filter to address book only....

I think that Microsoft didn't have much choice in letting us keep these. The die hards would have revoked!

Cheers

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on Sun, Dec 10 2006 3:44 PM

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