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Microsoft Closes Further Sign-up’s Of @Live.com Addresses

November 13th, 2006
9 Comments Written by Ryan


A few people have sent me emails saying that the Live.com email address trick no longer works. I guess it is safe to say Microsoft has finally closed that loop hole which was letting people create @live.com email addresses using a single line of JavaScript code. Hopefully the 6,000+ of you that read the article here were able to get the email address that you wanted. I’m sure that you don’t have to worry about Microsoft closing the account because I still have the one that I created back over the summer when the first loop hole was discovered.

I am impressed that Microsoft fixed the problem so promptly because they aren’t exactly known for patching things up right away but maybe they are a little better at it when an unreleased product/service is involved.

One thing that you should note if you did create an account is that they do expire after a short period of inactivity and I believe with MSN/Hotmail it is a month. Make sure you login to the account once in awhile to keep it active and you shouldn’t have any problems.

Out of curiosity did anyone sign-up for some accounts to sell on eBay? I noticed that there are some currently listed and it even looks like someone was trying to make $100 off of selling this trick. I’m assuming the seller was using the trick because the listing now says “The seller ended this listing early because the item is no longer available for sale.” Shucks, I was just about to bid. :(

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  1. November 13th, 2006 at 10:24 pm javasharp Quote this Comment Report this Comment
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    Ryan,

    Actually I did create the ID using ‘your’ trick

    But I am not able to login & see the mail box (if there is any) :(

    Thank you,
    ~java

  2. November 13th, 2006 at 10:40 pm Gian.Krl0 Quote this Comment Report this Comment
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    I too create my ID using this trick, 2 or 3 days ago,
    and I can view my inbox without problems.

    Just go to mail.live.com
    put your mail complete (name@live.com)
    and password

    I hope you can enjoy your new live.com mail.

    Gian.Krl0

  3. November 13th, 2006 at 10:59 pm Raju Quote this Comment Report this Comment
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    Can I get a @live.com mail account now? I tried… but they removed the page u said in step 5. Is there any way???

  4. November 14th, 2006 at 1:37 am ffextensionguru (All-Star) Quote this Comment Report this Comment
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    Thanks, I couldn’t figure out how the heck to get to my mail box. Sadly though, I had no messages :cry: (of course I haven’t used this address yet for anything).

  5. November 14th, 2006 at 2:55 am javasharp Quote this Comment Report this Comment
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    Gian.Krl0 wrote:
    I too create my ID using this trick, 2 or 3 days ago,
    and I can view my inbox without problems.

    Just go to mail.live.com
    put your mail complete (name@live.com)
    and password

    I hope you can enjoy your new live.com mail.

    Gian.Krl0

    Thanks Gian.Krl0, that did wOrk :D

  6. November 14th, 2006 at 8:02 am Mike Quote this Comment Report this Comment
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    I created an account a few days ago. Tested sending and receiving mail. Works great. Thanks again for the tip Ryan.

  7. November 14th, 2006 at 8:44 am Raju Quote this Comment Report this Comment
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    Can i create it now… anyone help me…

  8. November 14th, 2006 at 12:45 pm Ryan (Author) Quote this Comment Report this Comment
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    Raju wrote:
    Can i create it now… anyone help me…

    Unfortunately there is no other work around at this time. They have patched the whole but I’m sure other methods will be discovered in time.

  9. November 14th, 2006 at 1:07 pm Raju Quote this Comment Report this Comment
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    anyhow, thanks for your reply… and great blog.

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