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Hotmail Blocks Gmail Emails (and Invites)

Posted by Hemos on from the intereting-tests dept.

bonhomme_de_neige writes "Emails and invitations sent to Hotmail from Gmail accounts do not bounce, but nor do they arrive in the recipient's Inbox - they vanish mysteriously into the aether. Joel Johnson writes in his Gizmodo weblog that invitations he sent to a Hotmail address bounced (this even received coverage from ZDNet). Search Engine Roundtable writes that several ISPs are blocking Gmail. It's already well-documented that Yahoo moves Gmail invites into the Bulk Mail folder. I've personally confirmed the Hotmail and Yahoo blocking." Please note: I've not been able to verify this one way or another.

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  1. Stunning by Marxist+Commentary · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mega-corporations don't play nice? Really? I'm absolutely flabbergasted!

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    Stop corporate

    1. Re:Stunning by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Because people should never need to switch ISP's, colleges, or jobs. I know when I pick a college, I'm there for the rest of my life.

    2. Re:Stunning by mgrassi99 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I have both a Yahoo and Hotmail account...someone email me an invite and I'll verify this post ;)

      mgrassi99@yahoo.com
      mikegrassi@hotmail.com

      -M

  2. Unable to verify... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please note: I've not been able to verify this one way or another.

    But I won't let that stop me from posting it! ;)

  3. I don't want to be nasty, but ... by ezzzD55J · · Score: 5, Funny
    Please note: I've not been able to verify this one way or another.
    Did anyone expect you to ;) ?
  4. Re:MS & Google by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Either that or the Gmail invite reads like:

    LIMITED TIME OFFER!

    NATURAL ENHANCEMENT!

    ABOUT YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT

    FREE FREE FREE FREE

    SIGN UP NOW!

    http://gmail.com

    For more info, I send you this file in order to have your advice.

  5. Suddenly... by vinlud · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...half of Slashdots userbase appears to have a Hotmail address??

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    Repeat after me: We are all individuals