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can a Hotmail address be re-used?

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> From: A Computer User
> Sent: February 22, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: can a Hotmail address be re-used?
>
> Leo,
> --------------
> Once you've had an address at hotmail and it's goes inactive,
> and you no longer use it, is it possible that someone else
> can use that same address??? Or once an address has been
> used it can no longer ever be used again??? Please and Thanks
> So Much.....

It can be reused. After some period of time it goes back
into the pool of available names, and could be selected by
someone else.


Thanks for asking,

Leo

Article 9889 | Category: EMail

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