Hotmail bounces Gmail invitations

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited June 2004 in Science & Tech
Invitations to join Google's free email service, which have become much-desired, have been bounced by some MSN Hotmail accounts.
Google acknowledged some similar occurrences with Hotmail but called them "very limited." MSN representatives said there were no known problems with Hotmail users receiving Gmail or Orkut invitations. "MSN Hotmail treats mail from Gmail accounts in the same manner as all other incoming mail," MSN product manager Brooke Richardson wrote in an email.
Submitted by: profdlp

Source: Zdnet

Comments

  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited June 2004
    HardOCP has some further info
    Hotmail & GMail:
    I have gotten more than a few emails from Hotmail users that call BS on the Slashdot story we linked earlier. They are telling us that GMail invites are coming across just fine on their hotmail accounts. Here is a statement from someone that would know too, but wants to stay anonymous. They have proven to be a credible source in the past.

    A while back Hotmail had some problems with mail from Google, not just Gmail, but anything from their IP range. It got sorted out with a workaround we put in place. Essentially a hack to our own filters to expressly allow anything from Google’s IP range. I can tell you it was an extremely high priority for us to fix that problem, because we knew exactly what kind of PR fiasco it could turn into. I also know this latest bit on Slashdot is crap because I received a Gmail invite to my Hotmail account just last week. This is just more conspiracy theory run wild. Also keep in mind that if the mail does “bounce”, that’s a good thing, because it means it’s being handled properly (assuming it bounced for a legitimate reason, like account over quota) and that it didn’t just “disappear into the ether”.
  • croc_croc_ New
    edited June 2004
    Sometimes when I recieve mail from hotmail users to my gmail acct. they get sent to my "spam" folder and I have to mark them as "not spam" lol.
  • BudBud Chesterfield, Va
    edited June 2004
    i got my invite through hotmail and it worked fine
  • DanGDanG I AM CANADIAN Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    My invite came fine to my hotmail account.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    [jumps on bandwagon]

    mine was fine too.
  • kamikaze.egg@gmail.com
    edited June 2004
    me too
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