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I'm guessing it is because all email providers recyle email ids/usernames after a period of inactivity. I don't know what Hotmail does but if I remember, they h
by sriramk 17y ago
I'm guessing it is because all email providers recyle email ids/usernames after a period of inactivity. I don't know what Hotmail does but if I remember, they have a lockdown period (which is quite long) after which the username becomes available to the general public. I'm pretty sure Yahoo and Gmail do the same thing.
- blasdel 17y agoGmail accounts use to expire after a year of inactivity, but now will never expire on their own. I'm pretty sure they have never recycled old addresses automatically.
- semiquaver 17y agohttp://help.msn.com/%28cHJvamVjdD1ob3RtYWlscGltX2ZhcSZtYXJrZXQ9ZW4tVVMmY3U9JnRtdD1Ib3RtYWlsUElNX0ZBUSZmb3JtYXQ9%29/help.aspx?querytype=topic&query=PIM_PROC_CloseAcct.htm http://help.msn.com/%28cHJvamVjdD1ob3RtYWlscGltX2ZhcSZtYXJrZ... A free Hotmail account becomes inactive if you do not sign in for 30 days, or within the first 10 days after signing up for an account. Once an account becomes inactive, all messages, folders, and contacts are deleted, but the account name is still reserved. If the account stays inactive for a further 90 days, it is permanently deleted. I'm almost positive that the account I had to recreate was no more than 6-9 months inactive.
- andreyf 17y agoSeriously? If I go traveling without internet access for over 30 days, they delete all of my stuff? Wow, no wonder GMail is kicking their ass :-/