Get @live.com, @live.co.uk NOW!

everythingblogcast

Update: All @live addresses that have been created using javascipt that was found on mess.be and liveside.net will be deleted.

http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2006/11/15/live-mail-to-delete-new-live-addresses.aspx
In the Hotmail and Live Mail support blog today, it was hinted that the @Live accounts created with the javascript hack posted here on LiveSide (no longer working), on the Mail Support blog itself (in a comment) and on Mess.be and elsewhere may not survive long:

Because I don't want to get into the business of censoring comments, I did not delete the instructions for creating an @live.com account. @live.com accounts are not legitimately available anywhere except in the Netherlands, where we released Windows Live Mail (without the Beta) last week. If you created an @live.com account using the instructions below, it's quite likely the account will get blown away.

While it remains to be seen whether any action is taken against these newly created accounts (and for the record no action has been taken - so far - on accounts created from an earlier leak of a workaround to the @live address creation process), it's beyond us here at LiveSide why any such action would occur.

Windows Live fans (and at this point there are far too few of them), the ones who follow sites like LiveSide, should be rewarded for their enthusiasm, not punished. If anything, Windows Live and Live Mail might want to review their security procedures, and take their lumps for what was at best a sloppy release. If the addresses are revoked, it might well turn out to be a public relations nightmare, and anger Windows Live's biggest fans. Classic case of two wrongs not making a right, if it were to happen.

http://mail-support.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A41CEE528F101345!4699.entry
Update November 14th
Because I don't want to get into the business of censoring comments, I did not delete the instructions for creating an @live.com account. @live.com accounts are not legitimately available anywhere except in the Netherlands, where we released Windows Live Mail (without the Beta) last week. If you created an @live.com account using the instructions below, it's quite likely the account will get blown away.

I don't have a current ETA on when @live.com accounts will be available in the rest of the world. As soon as I do know how to sign up for them, I'll post the instructions on this site.

Opting Out Of Windows Live Mail Beta
If you want to opt out of Windows Live Mail, there's an article on this site on how to do so. Simply: Sign into Windows Live Mail, click Options and select Beta Opt Out. If you do not see an "Options" in the upper-right-hand corner of any page, it means you are using the downlevel or light version of Windows Live Mail. You'll need to use the full version of Windows Live Mail in order to opt out.

M8 Issues
We had two issues come up with the M8 release: "working on your request" messages appearing and an inability to send file attachments larger than 1 Mb. Both of those issues were resolved. If you're still experiencing either of these, please post a comment - or, to ensure that you get a response, go to http://support.live.com and select Windows Live Mail. Complete the eform and a support specialist will respond back within 24-hours.
If you are getting persistent "working on your request" errors, and you know how to use Fiddler, run Fiddler and reproduce the error. Zip up the Fiddler log and send it to emailspt@microsoft.com.

Junk Mail?
I'm seeing very few complaints/comments about the number of junk mail messages you're all receiving, so I take that to mean that our anti-spam services are working properly. That's great news.

michael_iain_elliott

KevinBri said:
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

That was on the LiveSide blog, just to put all of you at ease.

everythingblogcast

michael_iain_elliott wrote:

That was on the LiveSide blog, just to put all of you at ease.

Thats what I found and posted on another thread, http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=305882. lol But it could be someone messing about.

michael_iain_elliott

everythingblogcast wrote:

Thats what I found and posted on another thread, http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=305882. lol But it could be someone messing about.

From: http://mail-support.spaces.live.com/

16 November
Update, November 16th, 2006

<SNIP>

An update: A decision has been made to leave the @live.com accounts in place - so long as the account was created for personal use and so long as it was your enthusiasm for getting an @live.com account that motivated you to use the posted code to get an account. There are probably a few (rare, I hope) cases where someone truly attempted to exploit the security hole to create a high volume of accounts for spam or phishing purposes and I'm sure we'll track those down. Otherwise, if you created the account with good intentions, it's safe.

I don't have a current ETA on when @live.com accounts will be available in the rest of the world. As soon as I do know how to sign up for them, I'll post the instructions on this site.

Hopefully we're in the clear about this now...

HTH

Ben_Doone

This works if you use the Opera browser.

https://signup.live.com/newuser.aspx?mkt=en-us&revipc=US&ts=4292895&sh=84eZ&ru=http%3a%2f2fmail.live.com%2f%3fnewuser%3dyes&rx=http%3a%2f%2fget.live.com%2fmail%2foptions&rollrs=04&lic=1

Paste it into the address bar - on the form for getting a "live.com" e-mail account you have to change the country from United States to United Kingdom or else it won't work.

Sometimes when at the end of it all it may seem not to have worked but it usually has.

If that link doesn't work try this one :-

https://signup.live.com/newuser.aspx?mkt=en-us&revipc=US&ts=4292895&%20%20sh=84eZ&ru=http%3a%2f%2fmail.live.com%2f%3fnewuser%3dyes&%20%20rx=http%3a%2f%2fget.live.com%2fmail%2foptions&rollrs=04&lic=1

Ben_Doone

Worked for me.

mountainchrisriver

Wow a thread trawled up from 2006... :eek:

Ben_Doone

mountainchrisriver wrote: »

Wow a thread trawled up from 2006... :eek:

I have a long memory. :rotfl:

sainthalo

i had some good ones but they have all gone!