If i close my Hotmail account. Can someone else register under the same email account name and receive my emails? Or is that email "retired" for a lifetime?

27. November 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: , , , ,
If i close my Hotmail account.
Can someone else register under the same email account name and receive my emails? such as websites ive registered to in the past?
Or is that email "retired" for a lifetime?