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Hotmail Problems through a MS Proxy?

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by spirit

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We are running a NT4 domain, servers are at SP6a. We run MS Proxy on one of the servers.
Lately, we have been experiencing intermittent issues with users not being able to log into their Hotmail accounts.
Has anyone else experienced this, and come up with a work around other than telling users that they cannot use Hotmail any longer?
Thanks!

Dave

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by oz_media

For Technical Questions such as this, you would be better off trying the Technical Q&A forum instead of the Discussions Forum. Link on the nav bar below the Discussions link.

But as a side note, telling the users not to use Hotmail just ensures network stability and security. Hotmail is so easily hacked it isn't funny, not to mention the amount of garbage that gets installed and SPAM you will receive with a free email service of ANY type. Ditch it and cut them off, then find a reliable email service.

by spirit

Oz:
I know, it is more fitting of the Technical Q&A, but could make a good discussion nonetheless. I persoanlly do not like Hotmail, though I have had (and use) an account there for 8 years.
With all the crap going around now, and since it seems that Microsoft is more and more a target, I agree that for security and stability it would be best to simply not use it. However, 99% of our users that have it are the free accounts, and there is no mail forwarding available unless you upgrade. So, everyone they mail to has that address, yada, yada, yada.
I guess that proves that anything "free" will usually come back to cost you. Maybe not in $$, but time, grief, etc.

Dave

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