Receiving Outlook Security code SMS multiple times. Possible hacking?

28. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com
Hi,
I have enabled 2 step authentication on my outlook (Hotmail) email ID. 
On the last log in (26th August, 2013), it asked me for the code which i received as an SMS on my mobile number. 
I used that code for successful log in. After logging in, i started receiving the same code multiple times. At least 10 times on 26th, then a few times on 27th and again 4 times today. The code remains the same. And i receive the code in a particular time frame only (9 pm -11 pm - GMT + 5.30).
The code comes from these numbers-
+1 876-771-0055
+44 7624 815459
Is this some kind of an internal configuration error or a hacking attempt?

Regards,
Anuj

There should be a way to help customer verify his/her mail account when your stupid 2 step verificaiton is turned on by default.

28. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com
Users who forgot or do not have access to their alternate email or lost all details of alternate emails or never updated their mobile does not mean they are not he right persons accessing the account. When there is doubt you can always have some ways to allow the user to change these details. Only way you guys got is some stupid form asking for details stored in your Database which may not be correct as user might not have the provided the correct ones at the time of registering and now might not be remembering what details he/she provided. Also even if the details are correct, user might not remember the subject lines or the emails ids of the recent mails. No body ever remembers such things, that does not mean he/she would not have access to their mail account. Also that does not mean he/she is not the right person. At least allow the user to go in and make changes. Force these stupid rules only for the person/persons who are reporting of any hack or spam or id theft.
A sorry felt, dejected, disgusted user of hotmail.

“Trusted Sender” ends up in junk folder

28. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: , ,

Why does an email from a Microsoft certified "Trusted Sender" which has the Green Shield end up in my junk mail folder? I have read the other similar questions and the moderator's responses seem to be confusing "Trusted Sender" with "safe sender". I know how to get to the "safe sender" options under inbox/options/ preventing junk email/safe and blocked senders. If you are a moderator answering this question, please know what a microsoft "Trusted Sender" is before answering.

Thanks for your help

My deleted Skype contacts still appear in my connected Outlook.com account

28. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: ,
This really is driving me crazy, any solutions?

I have deleted ALL of my Skype contacts. I deleted them on the desktop applications and the Windows 8 App.

I boot up these services and the contacts do not appear. 

However when I log into Outlook.com and click the People tab, they still show up.

And as you all know, you can't change Skype contacts in Outlook.

This really is infuriating and I need a fix, anyone?

one of my mx ip’s is blacklisted

28. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com
Domain is lsgcom.com when i do a mxtoolbox it resolves mx to lgdcom-com.mail.protection.outlook.com and when you do lookup on that
you get two ips 207.146.163.138 and 207.146.163.215

ip address 207.146.163.215 is blacklisted by Spam Cannibal for 
no reverse DNS, MX host should have rDNS - RFC1912 2.1

how can we correct this issue as it is affecting my emails




HELP

28. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com
When I try signing in to xbox live it says something is wrong with my microsoft account and gives me the code 831188FE. I cannot find anywhere what it means or how to fix it. Anyone have any info on this? I have tried everything nothing works

Why doesn’t manually adding color catagories change the colors of shared calendar?

28. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: , ,

The issue is that in the office we use a Shared "events calendar" . One person is editor for this calendar. The calendar uses color coding to indicate different events, departments within our company, birthdays, etc. The editor uses custom colors to identify each of these different events within the calendar. It is known that without an add in ( such as CodeTwo CatMan) it isn't possible for the colors that our editor uses, to show up on everyone else's calendar. To everyone else, since they do not have custom colors added like our editor does, the calendar shows up grey.

 

 I started manually adding the exact same catagories as the editor has, and named them the exact same way she has them on her computer, but they still did not show up as planned, also a window popped up saying that the user did not have permissions to change the colors, yet the added color list was applied?

 

Help.

why do names come up in my outlook.com TO list that are not in my address book or people that I never been in contact with?

28. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com

When I click on the TO list in Outlook.com, I have noticed that there are some email addresses that I do not have in my address book and never been in contact with. I do not suffer from spam or any other weird emails being sent out that are not mine, so I am enquiring where these addresses come from?

 

Also, how do I remove them, as I only want to see email addresses from those I have been in contact with.

 

I have attached a screen-shot of the list of email addresses I have not emailed or got in my contacts list, so you can see what I mean.

 

 

Regards,

Dave

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