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1 hour ago, antler said:

Isn't Hotmail part of Outlook now? I've got a Hotmail email I opened ages ago and I've never had any problems using it with any account

Yes, but it's the @hotmail.com suffix that is not accepted by some automated sign up services. Nothing to do with it being the same service.

It may also be because your email has been compromised and exposed on one of those many hacked email lists. If it has, some companies won't accept it, especially if there is a payment service involved.

Try putting your email in here https://haveibeenpwned.com/

It will check your email against a list of email addresses sold on the dark web to see if it's been exposed. My Hotmail account has been compromised several times.

[Starship Krupa]

Now that the subject of having one's email pwned has come up, I'll repeat my public service announcement:

If you haven't already done so, create a separate email address for registering plug-ins, getting free offers, etc. Separate from the one you use for banking and personal communication and so forth.

The reason for this is not that plug-in companies are likely to abuse your address, it's that they are more likely to have "softer" security than financial institutions, etc. This is just because the stakes are lower and the banks have staffs of thousands of people working on it that your 2-person plug-in house doesn't.

Having said this, I have never had a plug-in (or any other) company get compromised and release my email address and password (of which I make a different one for every site I use), But it makes for greater peace of mind. Especially if one is a freeware 'ho like me. It's "best practice," if you will.

It goes the other way, too, if you're using your personal address to register plug-ins, and it gets compromised by Uncle Ferd's AOL address book being hacked, you'd have to go around and change your address with 2 dozen plug-in manufacturers and other stores.

[user6972633977612051]

The last time i tried to authorize to the cloud:

Hi there,

Thank you for contacting Slate Customer Support. Unfortunately, an iLok2 or 3 is required for all Slate perpetual plugins. iLoks can be purchased here: Amazon, Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Vintage King, or Westlake Pro

I apologize for the confusion.

Regards,

Matt W
Slate Digital
Technical Support Specialist

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On 11/28/2020 at 1:30 AM, telecode 101 said:

i remember them.

I was their F.O.H. engineer back in their heyday. Nice bunch of lads

[antler]

10 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

Now that the subject of having one's email pwned has come up, I'll repeat my public service announcement:

If you haven't already done so, create a separate email address for registering plug-ins, getting free offers, etc. Separate from the one you use for banking and personal communication and so forth.

The reason for this is not that plug-in companies are likely to abuse your address, it's that they are more likely to have "softer" security than financial institutions, etc. This is just because the stakes are lower and the banks have staffs of thousands of people working on it that your 2-person plug-in house doesn't.

Having said this, I have never had a plug-in (or any other) company get compromised and release my email address and password (of which I make a different one for every site I use), But it makes for greater peace of mind. Especially if one is a freeware 'ho like me. It's "best practice," if you will.

It goes the other way, too, if you're using your personal address to register plug-ins, and it gets compromised by Uncle Ferd's AOL address book being hacked, you'd have to go around and change your address with 2 dozen plug-in manufacturers and other stores.

Good advice.

Also: turn on 2FA

[paulo]

22 hours ago, Philip G Hunt said:

Try putting your email in here https://haveibeenpwned.com/

.......to give them a handy list of the ones they missed.😉