There never has been a Hotmail unique group.
In the past questions were fielded in two nntp groups
microsoft.public.internet.mail
microsoft.public.msn.disussion
That latter doing double duty for MSN software and Hotmail was called previously called MSN Hotmail.
Ever since the Hotmail Solution went online many of the folks who monitor that forum now just point persons to the web forum. Some
of us, if the question can be answered, continue to answer the question rather than tell someone to go elsewhere, requiring
registerring a Live ID for site use, re-ask the question, and then find it later after some support moderator has moved it to
another location, or Hotmail support incorrectly answers the question yet tags it as a correct answer.
Thus, if you do have a Hotmail specific question that is not related to verification of your account(access, incorrect password),
I have no qualms about answering it here or in those two above groups.
Due note, as time goes on, Msft is pushing more support content with Msft personnel presence(unlike these Nttp forums) to the web
forums.
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...winston
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