Re: someone had stole my password

From: N. Miller (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/22/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 14:22:13 -0700

In article <e4C$$9GiEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>, Kent W. England [MVP]
says...

> HeLp wrote on 22-Aug-2004 9:29 AM:

> > someone had stole my MSN password and changed and the secret answer how can i
> > do to take it back please anyone can help me!?

> MSN may be able to help you, but only if you can prove that that account
> belongs to you (which is what the secret answer is supposed to be for).

> Create a new account and this time take some care in selecting a
> password and keep the password secret.

If this is MSN, the ISP, and not just something like MSN Hotmail, or MSN
Passport, shouldn't they also cancel the old account in order to stop the
billing? Of course, then they would also be able to easily prove that the
account is theirs, anyway; I suppose. 

-- 
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
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