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IM's to email not working

Natasha Janus
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Join date: 4 Mar 2007
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01-16-2008 00:45
Can anyone advise why my IM's to email have suddenly stopped working? I have the option checked in preferences and also on the SL website. This has only happened since last week, the last IM from a friend being dated 11th January. The strange thing is that I still receive IM's from groups, but not individuals. Thanks in advance for any help
Raymond Figtree
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Join date: 17 May 2006
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01-16-2008 00:46
From: Natasha Janus
Can anyone advise why my IM's to email have suddenly stopped working? I have the option checked in preferences and also on the SL website. This has only happened since last week, the last IM from a friend being dated 11th January. The strange thing is that I still receive IM's from groups, but not individuals. Thanks in advance for any help
Last time I had this happen, I had a hotmail account. Changing to another email service fixed it. I recommend Gmail.
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Bradley Bracken
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01-16-2008 00:47
I've been receiving both group and individual IM's so apparently it's not a universal problem.
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Natasha Janus
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Join date: 4 Mar 2007
Posts: 52
01-16-2008 00:49
Hi Raymond, I do have a hotmail account but this has been running OK for the past year and why would group IM's get through but not individual friends? Thanks, Natasha
Raymond Figtree
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Join date: 17 May 2006
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01-16-2008 00:55
From: Natasha Janus
Hi Raymond, I do have a hotmail account but this has been running OK for the past year and why would group IM's get through but not individual friends? Thanks, Natasha
I did not ever figure out why they stopped. I just changed (at the time to a fastmail.fm account) and never looked back. The good thing about changing is you don't have to bother to tell anyone since you can use it only for this purpose so no one needs to know the address.

It's possible LL changed something in the code of the emails that goes out and hotmail no longer recognizes them. Did you check your junk mail?
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Daniel Regenbogen
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01-16-2008 02:07
Worked both directions fine just now.