Quote Originally Posted by Galapogos View Post
Was this by exploiting security flaws, if so, what were they, or were you just guessing passwords?

I'm wondering because I knew a guy who knew a guy that claimed he could get into anyone's account. But I was never sure if it was a standard I know a guy who knows a guy story.
I don't think hotmail used to limit attempts. You could try all day or maybe run a script to do it. I don't think anyone was to inventive in passwords back then and just used some name something easy.