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RE: Installation problem by ashena on 05-01-2005 at 03:04 PM
i dont know why!! hotmail dont reconise my password. i never change my password!!...i forget my secret question answer.....i dont know what happen!
some body know what can i do?
RE: Installation problem by mwe99 on 05-01-2005 at 03:07 PM
quote:
Originally posted by ashena
dont know why!! hotmail dont reconise my password. i never change my password!!...i forget my secret question answer.....i dont know what happen!
some body know what can i do
caps lock on?
num lock on?
RE: Installation problem by -rafy- on 05-01-2005 at 03:13 PM
maybe somebody changed it?
Their password reset system isnt exactly secure. Anybody who knows a little about you can request that the password be reset.
RE: [split] hotmail dont reconise my password by CookieRevised on 05-01-2005 at 03:54 PM
quote:not true... You need to provide a lot of info before the staff manually resets your PWD.
Originally posted by -rafy-
maybe somebody changed it?
Their password reset system isnt exactly secure. Anybody who knows a little about you can request that the password be reset.
Unless you know the answer from the secret question, by which you could automatically reset the password.
Both things are as (un)secure as any other service which requires paswords (like other webmail services). Don't bash Hotmail/MS for it...
What can happen is that someone was trying to guess your password and when too many tries are performed, the account will automatically be suspended for a short time. (This is to prevent brute force attacks).