recently i had a lot of trouble checking a hotmail account that i use when job hunting. it seemed a good place to store things for when i'm out and about and can't access things at home. seems ms forgot to pay a bill and things got shut down. if you read the article you'll find it very amusing as to who found the problem and then paid the bill for them. rooster http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4168267.html?tt.abc.newsfeed.body