Perhaps there's a way to check and see how long the account has been active? IP-address banning could work, and can be applied on a case-by case basis. OTOH, most folks who get online use DHCP (Dynamic/Changeable IP addresses), so banning that IP one day may not keep that guy out the next day (This is mostly with modems, though.) Also, banning by IP may accidentally ban legit users who happen to pick up that banned IP dynamically the next time they dial in, simply because they happen to have the same ISP that the 'bannee' has (AOL, Earthlink, etc.) and live in the same general area. Not too awful sure if there's a middle ground there... I understand why you'd want to use hotmail for legit purposes (I hate spam too, and you can't always tell if a site will sell your name or not.) OTOH, if there was a way to tell how long someone has had a hotmail address, or to make the initial registrant wait for, say, three days or so... it would cut down on the number of folks who want to get in just to act stupid. /P