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-'''Hotmail''' is one of the most popular free "[[webmail]]" [[e-mail]] services, which are accessible from anywhere on the planet via a standard [[web browser]]. It was founded by [[Jack Smith (Hotmail)|Jack Smith]] and [[Sabeer Bhatia]] in [[1995]], and was commercially launched on [[July 4]], [[1996]], [[Independence Day (US)|Independence Day]] in the U.S., symbolically representing ''freedom'' from ISPs.
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-Jack Smith first had the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere in the world, originally as an impetus from getting by corporate firewalls blocking regular mail services. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in "-mail" and finally settled on hotmail because it included the letters "[[HTML]]" - the markup language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective [[Upper case|upper casing]].
-Hotmail was backed by the [[venture capital]] firm [[Draper Fisher Jurvetson]] and was later sold to [[Microsoft]] corporation, which rebranded it under its [[MSN]] umbrella.  By December 1997, Hotmail reported more than 8.5 million subscribers. [http://news.com.com/2100-1023-206039.html?legacy=cnet] By February 1999 it reported more than 30 million active members. [http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/1999/02-08hotmail.asp] Hotmail serves e-mail accounts in many countries and is currently the largest webmail provider.
-Hotmail offers 250 MB of free e-mail storage to many countries, be it used for sent or received e-mail. Still, few countries have 2 MB storage. For a fee, customers can get 2GB of storage. In contrast, [[Yahoo! Mail]] offers 1GB for free currently, to all of its members with 2GB offered at a price, [[Gmail]] from [[Google]] offers over 2GB for free.
-While Hotmail does not have [[Post Office Protocol|POP3]] email access, it is possible to check your email using [[Microsoft Outlook]] and [[Outlook Express]] on [[IBM PC compatible|PC]] and [[Microsoft Entourage]] on [[Apple Macintosh|Mac]], using the [[WebDAV]] protocol.  While this service was free for a number of years, Microsoft announced on [[September 27]] [[2004]] that they were making it a subscription-only service for new users immediately and existing users from April [[2005]]. However, users can get around this restriction using FreePOPs {{fn|1}}, a flexible [[free software]] application that allows [[email client]] access to webmail services through POP3.
-On [[November 18]] [[2004]], Hotmail began offering email addresses from several country-specific domains. Now users can register a @hotmail.co.uk address. MSN had run auctions on [[eBay]] for popular addresses and the money had been donated to the [[NSPCC]].
-In December 2004, Microsoft started its new blogging service (beta) called [[MSN Spaces]] and integrated it with [[MSN Messenger]] and Hotmail.
-MSN now offers a service named Microsoft Office Outlook Live. This will offer the latest version of [[Outlook]] and updates for a charge. MSN Hotmail users will then be able to use their email accounts (including Hotmail) on it.
-A Hotmail account is temporarily deactivated (all messages cleared, although not the address book) if the user abandons it for a month or more. It may even be permanently deleted eventually.  Hotmail Plus customers (customers who pay for extra storage) are exempt from deactivation.
-Until May 10 2005 the special feature of including dots in the email address wasn't available, but with growing competition from other free email providers like [[Gmail]] and [[Yahoo]], this feature made available to users.
-== External links ==
-* [http://www.hotmail.com Hotmail.com]
-* [http://www.msn.com MSN.com]
-* [http://messenger.msn.com MSN Messenger]
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-* [http://groups.google.com/groups?th=de53837dbd480c7f One of the first known usenet posts from hotmail.com - not working?]
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-* [http://www.itworld.com/App/334/040927hotmailoutlook/ Microsoft to charge for Hotmail-Outlook link] - article on ITworld.com announcing end of free webdav service
-* [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] [[Radio National]] - The Deep End containing interview with Bhatia  - [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/deepend/audio/deepend_2_10112004_2856.ram (Real)] [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/deepend/audio/deepend_2_10112004_28M.asx (Windows Media)]
-* [http://www.little.org/blog/CategoryView.aspx?category=Tech%7CHotmail Blog by Lead Program Manager, Hotmail]
-* [http://www.shahine.com/omar/CategoryView,category,Hotmail.aspx Blog by A Lead Program Manager, Hotmail]
-==Notes==
-{{fnb|1}} FreePOPs website (for more information about program, program download) [http://www.freepops.org/en/ FreePOPs]
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