Hotmail is running out of resources!

fujita · Sep 4, 2003

Hello everyone.
I've received a chain letter from my personal friend, which can be quite disturbing if you're an active Hotmail user. The message is like this:

Dear Hotmail User,
Because of the sudden rush of people signing up to Hotmail,it has come to our attention that we are vastly running out of resources. So, within a month's time, anyone who does not receive this email with the exact subject heading, will be deleted off our server.Please forward this email so that we know you are still using this account.
WARNING WARNING
We want to find out which users are actually using their Hotmail accounts. So if you are using your account, please pass this e-mail to every Hotmail user that you can and if you do not pass this letter to anyone we will delete your account.

From Mr. Jon Henerd
Hotmail Admin. Dept.

Our hotmail system is getting to crowded!! We need you to forward this to at least 20 people. I know this seems like a large number, but we need to find out who is really using their account. If you do not send this to at least 10 Hotmail members, we will delete your account. Sorry for this inconvenience.

Sincerely, Director of Hotmail Services
Aaron Lopez

Please do this! Some of my friends have already gotten deleted and you aren't allowed to send it back to the person who sent this email to you!!!

So, my question is, is this news true? I've been using my Hotmail account for years, and loosing it won't be pleasing. If it really true, why won't MSN email this message personally?

Razor Blade · Sep 4, 2003

Its not true. Beleive me. I get those all the time. I have been with hotmail for like 4 years and havnt been deleted. And I havnt got half of those "warnings" Dont sweat it.

Kidd · Sep 4, 2003

As long as it's not sent from Microsofts own staff (and I'm sure you get mails from them just like the rest of us once in a week or so), don't trust stuff like that. It won't happen, it's just like all the Valentine's Day chainletters and all.

Razor Blade · Sep 4, 2003

Alls it is is spammers making you do the work for them.

Kellicros · Sep 4, 2003

Yep, it is a hoax. I've got a lot of these from my friends but I have never bothered to do the forwarding. They are annoying I must say.

Player-X · Sep 4, 2003

Agreed

Andrew Hruska · Sep 4, 2003

hotmail stinks. earthlink is better. I wouldn't be surprised if microsoft shut down hotmail.

/me hides under a rock to avoid tomatos and Super Tomatos from hotmail lovers.

T.O.F.K.A.Z · Sep 4, 2003

Hoax factor : 10
Had alot of these bs mails in the last couple of years but I'm still using my same old account.

CKemu · Sep 4, 2003

People actually beleive that bull****, erghhh, do I have to sing the spam song again

Andrew Hruska · Sep 4, 2003

Please god NOOO!

Badaro · Sep 4, 2003

Re: Re: Hotmail is running out of resources!

CKemu said:
People actually beleive that bull****, erghhh, do I have to sing the spam song again

This one really deserves the Spam Song. Just wait until I'm far away before singing, OK?

[]s Badaro

Eface · Sep 4, 2003

d00d...
that's pj00nie...
I'd never even have a hotmail account(err) if i believe all that crap...
Just ignore anything that has fwd or re in front of it, unless you REALLY want to read it

Boltzmann · Sep 4, 2003

:lol:

I hate those spam chain letters. I used to get lots of them on ICQ too (please, forward this msg to everyone on your list or your ICQ account will be deleted in 3 days).

Just ignore them or put them in the same folder where you kept that chain letter saying that you'll gain US$ 0.25 for each forwarded mail

Eface · Sep 4, 2003

what if you actually got $0.25 each time a sucker forwards it? :evil:

Kidd · Sep 4, 2003

Then I'd be the worst spammer... ever.

Eface · Sep 4, 2003

Heh, i'd beat you to it :evil: even if it meant destroying your pc

Recca · Sep 4, 2003

Andrew Hruska said:
Please god NOOO!

You'd get a different tone once you hear the :spam: song.

Hey CK, throw in the :spam: song, it will broaden the users knowledge to what is :spam: and what is not :spam:.

And the :spam: song will prove that this mail is PURE :spam:.

Boltzmann · Sep 4, 2003

Re: Re: Hotmail is running out of resources!

Eface said:
what if you actually got $0.25 each time a sucker forwards it? :evil:

Then I would be known as a big time spammer :evil:

BTW, do you really get $0.25 each time someone forwards it?

scottlc · Sep 4, 2003

The :spam: song:

I hate robots
I hate spiders
And I hate the junk mail too
I hate almost every mail
I get
And don't know what to do

Can not filter
Can not bounce
The filth I'm forced to read
So I started
In believing
That you offer, what I need

I hate :spam:
:spam: in the morning
I hate :spam:
In the evening, too
I hate :spam:
:spam: in my mailbox
I hate :spam:
And that's why I hate you

Paid my viagra
Paid my spy cam
Paid a lot you offered me
But I never
No I never
Got a single thing for free

Lost my girlfriend
And lost my job
From my friends I'm almost banned
Because I spent
All of my time
With my mailbox, getting :spam:ed

I hate :spam:
:spam: in the morning
I hate :spam:
In the evening, too
I hate :spam:
:spam: in my mailbox
I hate :spam:
And that's why I hate you

UCE
UBE
It happens all the time
So I set up
A new mail account
And hoped I will be fine

For a moment
I was safe
But all just seems invain
'Cause you find me
Where I'm hiding
And you're driving me insane

I hate :spam:
:spam: in the morning
I hate :spam:
In the evening, too
I hate :spam:
:spam: in my mailbox
I hate :spam:
And that's why I hate you

Recca · Sep 4, 2003

You should add the :spam: smiley to every :spam: word in the song scott, it would look so cool.

CKemu · Sep 4, 2003

Bleh if you want THE spam song, let me educate you with this:

http://www.ckemu.com/public/SPAM.MP3

bwhahahahaaaaa

Raziel · Sep 4, 2003

If you hate spam, why do you spam then ? -_-
You're not far of a temp ban just for that.

Regulus · Sep 5, 2003

are yopu talking to me? im sorry, I thought this was a spam thread

.....nevermind. Im sorry

roxor · Sep 5, 2003

Anyone got a Lyrics-MIDI of the Spam Song?

Eface · Sep 5, 2003

err... i think ck sung it himself

Player-X · Sep 5, 2003

>err... i think ck sung it himself

erm......

Hotmail is running out of resources!

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