Perhaps you’re one of the many users who have been hit by the 30 day expiration in Hotmail; yeah, the thing which results in you losing ALL your email! It’s happened to me on a few occasions with an account I rarely use, it also happened to Tom, who was rather annoyed.
Omar, one of the program managers in Windows Live Mail, has responsed to Tom’s cries and says that the 30 days will be changed 120 days in Windows Live Mail! He also states the good reason for this expiration, just imagine how many old abandoned accounts would exist if none were to be purged. Anyway, good on them for extending it, more happy customers.

bout time too!
Hello,
I was wondering how long was the expiration period of my msn account. FAQ now state:
“Your Windows Live ID may become unavailable if haven’t used the account for more than a year.”
So, if that’s true, that’s a great improvement!