BikBok Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 this is strange. My son just set up a new hotmail address because he's doing computers at school and his teacher requires an email that is different to the parents. The school then keeps both parties up to date with progress for ICDL (computer drivers license lol) which is in addition to the L2 NCEA content. He needs to send the teacher an email from his own address with his tutor class and subject code. SO anyway, he composes the message to his teacher and hits send ...... but then got the following error messages.. * Error: "We've noticed some unusual activity in your Hotmail account" * Error: "Your message seems to have triggered our junk e-mail filters" * Error: "Your account has been temporarily blocked" the original message is sitting in drafts now, unsent. then we're supposed to verify by giving them a mobile no.. which it wouldn't recognise.. so now what? Why on earth did it get blocked in the first place. I find this rather strange and frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Is the website actually "www.hotmail.com" and not "www.hotnail.com"? I once miss typed the website for a video game I played and my screen was spammed with inappropriate pictures :roll: Its a common method used by scam artists etc from what i've seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 seriously, gmail is utterly awesome. I made the switch last year and am very impressed with it. forget hotmail 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Sounds like something in the course details or message that was written resembled spam so got blocked.. I would try another provider, gmail or yahoo etc and see how you get on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted February 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 might give gmail a go if I can't get this re solved.. I didn't realise anyone could use gmail, I thought you had to be invited. Anyway I cocntacted live support and they eventually got back to me and said we had to reset the password... but when we tried that it went round and round in circles .. kept ending back up on the first page where it asks for security question (which hasn't been set up yet) or "support" .. which sends to a page to provide an alternate email.. which then goes back to the first page..agggggggghhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAcco ... 155&type=2 :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted February 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount?service=mail&continue=http://mail.google.com/mail/e-11-4e37785f55925bb3c0583390b7c9-efed94a35567abf920603257f2a4459f93fb6155&type=2 :happy1: thanks stella .. will set one up I think. Just went back into hotmail (lets us log in but not send) and set a security question..but the password reset page asks a completely different question!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted February 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 GMail - that was easy :happy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Have a poke through the settings, there are some really useful ones. also in the 'labs' section (a bit like firefox add-ons) get the 'undo send' one. You know all those times that you hit send then immediately realise you sent it to the wrong person or did something equally as dumb? With this add-on after you hit send gmail 'holds' the email for a set number of seconds, during which time if you :facepalm: you can retrieve the message without :oops: :happy2: I think there is also one for if you use the word attach/attachment etc, but don't include one, it will ask you if you meant to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 lol. There goes the award for the most appropriate use of the :facepalm: and :oops: respectively. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I would also say use gmail He needs to send the teacher an email from his own address with his tutor class and subject code. So something like: Mr Smith Class 17c subject 5636 This is to confirm that I can send an email to you, Mr Smith. I look foreward to to your reply BikBok's little boy. I cant see why that would hit any spam filters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 must resist.. :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted February 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I would also say use gmail So something like: Mr Smith Class 17c subject 5636 This is to confirm that I can send an email to you, Mr Smith. I look foreward to to your reply BikBok's little boy. I cant see why that would hit any spam filters yeah .. it was pretty much like that. But doesn't matter now as it's all been done on gmail. Does anyone know how useful the ICDL (International computer driver license) is in the real world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted February 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 must resist.. :nilly: ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 ?? I look foreward to to your reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted February 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 oh lol forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 oh lol forward I blame windows for not haveing a spell checker installed system wide. /me wanders off to install a plugin to firefox Edit: spell checker is installed but not working in the beta 4.0b10 2d Edit: anyway those sort of emails always have spelling errors in them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Only a few people actually care :lol: I don't remember what spell checker I have. I use firefox though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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