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AlanYork · 15-06-2005, 18:20

Yeah,that's the sort of thing I get. Interestingly enough, at present NTLs server is giving me problems, sites opening slowly, partialy etc. This seems to happen on a monthly basis. So I specified a proxy, using the very handy NTL proxy list. Great, no problem...apart from hotmail which constantly sends me to the sign on screen. I can't get past it.

I've asked MSN about this previously and none of their solutions work, they all seem to relate to my ZoneAlarm Security Suite firewall, which as far as I can see is set up fine or to cookies, which again seem to be fine. NTL seem unable to resolve it.

So I went into Internet properties, LAN, slapped on a proxy server that isn't an NTL one, used port 80, put a tick in the box and hey presto...problem solved. I can get into hotmail and sites open ok.

Now what normally happens is in a few days I'll be able to remove the tick from the LAN box and things will to return to normal for about 3 weeks, maybe 4 and then it will all start again.

There seems to be 2 seperate but related problems here....

1. NTLs server seems to constantly let me down but putting on an NTL proxy means I can't access hotmail.

2. With or without an NTL proxy, hotmail can't "see" my verifications.

Now, I never had this problem with AOL, but NTL on the other hand has been great when things go well, but full of irritations like this. My contract with them is nearly up...will I renew it? Not sure. It may not be anything to do with NTL, but the fact is, I never had any of these problems before I left AOL....oh well, such is life.

15-06-2005, 18:20	#6
AlanYork Inactive Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 178	Re: Hotmail Verification Yeah,that's the sort of thing I get. Interestingly enough, at present NTLs server is giving me problems, sites opening slowly, partialy etc. This seems to happen on a monthly basis. So I specified a proxy, using the very handy NTL proxy list. Great, no problem...apart from hotmail which constantly sends me to the sign on screen. I can't get past it. I've asked MSN about this previously and none of their solutions work, they all seem to relate to my ZoneAlarm Security Suite firewall, which as far as I can see is set up fine or to cookies, which again seem to be fine. NTL seem unable to resolve it. So I went into Internet properties, LAN, slapped on a proxy server that isn't an NTL one, used port 80, put a tick in the box and hey presto...problem solved. I can get into hotmail and sites open ok. Now what normally happens is in a few days I'll be able to remove the tick from the LAN box and things will to return to normal for about 3 weeks, maybe 4 and then it will all start again. There seems to be 2 seperate but related problems here.... 1. NTLs server seems to constantly let me down but putting on an NTL proxy means I can't access hotmail. 2. With or without an NTL proxy, hotmail can't "see" my verifications. Now, I never had this problem with AOL, but NTL on the other hand has been great when things go well, but full of irritations like this. My contract with them is nearly up...will I renew it? Not sure. It may not be anything to do with NTL, but the fact is, I never had any of these problems before I left AOL....oh well, such is life.