• Andrew
• Nov 9,2008
• In: Internet

Microsoft Breaks Hotmail for Linux Users?

A Linux-Watch user reported Friday that users have been experiencing troubles while accessing Hotmail with Firefox on Linux Operating Systems. When trying to create a new account, users would be greeted with an error message that ordered a “browser upgrade.”

Bolling wries, “I have been a Hotmail user since before it was bought by Microsoft. I guess I still use it because I have used it for so long, even though I mostly run Linux. Imagine my surprise when after an “upgrade” of Hotmail that happened over the weekend I can no longer send email from any Linux client.”

Bolling says that when attempting to use Linux and Firefox to access HotMail, he is unable to put text into the subject or message fields, and that the text is cleared from forwarded messages. He explains, “So, to be technical, I found I can still send BLANK emails, but nothing new.”

Bolling said that for weeks prior to the loss of service, Hotmail entreated him to “try upgrading your browser.” However, he writes, “I was already using Firefox 3.03, so I thought it was odd that Hotmail was telling me to upgrade to a new browser (like Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari). I would press the “just keep going” button and it would work. Well it works no more.”

Bolling adds, “And I have checked and if I run Windows and Firefox it works fine, so clearly, MS has broken their service to only work on MS systems. What do you think of that?”

Source: Linux Watch