MSN Messenger and Hotmail

12 Mar 2004

Somebody please reassure me I'm not the only one having trouble accessing these tonight...

12 Mar 2004

So it's not just me...

12 Mar 2004

I can't access . Am already signed into messenger but I guess if I signed out I wouldn't be able to get in again. Just the usual MSN rubbish. I guess we get what we don't pay for !

12 Mar 2004

Hurrah hurrah hurrah.
Thought I'd picked up something horrible then.

12 Mar 2004

Me too! Can't access mad

Major server probs I guess banghead

12 Mar 2004

from preston down to herts we are all having the same problems. Fortunately our is ok. Unfortunately none of our regular contacts use it. But hey ho such is life now we can all go to bed early with a good book and a mug of cocoa and practise for retirement

12 Mar 2004

No no Messenger confused

............... no so I can't get the code to allow me to finish registering my nickname and get into the chatroom :cry:
Have a good weekend everyone ....... I'm having to work sad

so can't get to the Midlands Munch on Saturday night :?
Lucy xx

14 Mar 2004

No Mr Writer you arent the only 1,Ihavent been able to access mine since Friday and im not impressed.

14 Mar 2004

I couldn't get into it on friday, but it's OK now

14 Mar 2004

Me too

. Got into on Friday but haven't been able to since. I haven't tried today, I guess they've been running round like headless chickens trying to fix the problem. I usually find reliable, its usually that has me tearing my hair out rolleyes

14 Mar 2004

Try it now, Blue. Mine wasn't working on Friday, but was fine on Saturday and today.

14 Mar 2004

Quote by bluexxx
Me too . Got into on Friday but haven't been able to since. I haven't tried today, I guess they've been running round like headless chickens trying to fix the problem. I usually find reliable, its usually that has me tearing my hair out

I have exactly the same problem bluexxx but all seems well tonight !! blink

Cheers Dan

15 Mar 2004

Hello roomies, the following was copied from AOL Technology News today. It will explain a few things.

Problems for users
Microsoft said a "significant portion" of people who use the company's e-mail system and other Internet-based products had trouble accessing the services for several hours.
The company said it was an internal problem rather than an attack on its system and that it had service restored by Friday night. The problem began earlier that day.
In addition to , the popular web-based e-mail service, Microsoft said people were having difficulties accessing products such as company's MSN Messenger instant messaging programme.
Malina Bragg, a spokeswoman with Microsoft's Waggener Edstrom public relations firm, said in an e-mail that the company did not know how many people were having trouble but that "it appears to affect a significant portion of our customers".
Bragg said the problem appeared to be affecting people who were trying to log on to the system.
Those who were able to get on the system did not appear to be having problems sending and receiving e-mail, she said.

Thought you might like to know what happened.
Harry0

15 Mar 2004

Quote by harry0
Thought you might like to know what happened.
Harry0

Good man, cheers Harry. Justification for why SH is such a welcoming place, there.

15 Mar 2004

Bragg said the problem appeared to be affecting people who were trying to log on to the system.

Whereas those who did not wish to log on had no problems. Duh! rolleyes