I decided to switch my custom domain from Gmail to the new Outlook.com and used Windows Live Admin Center[1]. After changing my DNS settings to verify that I own the domain, it gave me an option to add a current email account to this domain. So I typed in the email address that I typically use.
When I opened Outlook.com I noticed that someone else's name was showing up. I went to the profile and changed it. Then I went to the People section and noticed there were a lot of contacts listed (a couple of hundred probably), and someone tried to talk to me on Messenger. This seems like a pretty big bug. I'm not sure if it imported the wrong data into my new account or if it linked my account to this other persons. Either way, pretty big security concern.
However, I would never ever change my primary email to a new service that has not really been tested in the wild yet. Maybe in six months or a year, if everything runs stable by then.
Go to the little gear in the upper-right corner next to your name and click "Feedback" in the resultant popup. I don't know the exact details of your email address and the steps you took to get into this state, otherwise, I would just provide feedback myself.
Disclaimer: Microsoft Employee. Not part of the team that made this.
I wish I had been paying more attention while I was doing it. I know that I did these three steps
1) Added my personal domain to the domain list.
2) Inputted my me@mydomain.com email address into some form.
3) Went to Outlook.com and saw someone else's name, and some else's contacts.
I'm pretty sure #2 is where the problem occurred. Hopefully someone at Microsoft familiar with the process will be able to figure this out. I'll provide the feedback.
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I decided to switch my custom domain from Gmail to the new Outlook.com and used Windows Live Admin Center[1]. After changing my DNS settings to verify that I own the domain, it gave me an option to add a current email account to this domain. So I typed in the email address that I typically use.
When I opened Outlook.com I noticed that someone else's name was showing up. I went to the profile and changed it. Then I went to the People section and noticed there were a lot of contacts listed (a couple of hundred probably), and someone tried to talk to me on Messenger. This seems like a pretty big bug. I'm not sure if it imported the wrong data into my new account or if it linked my account to this other persons. Either way, pretty big security concern.
[1]https://domains.live.com/manage/default.aspx
Wow!
However, I would never ever change my primary email to a new service that has not really been tested in the wild yet. Maybe in six months or a year, if everything runs stable by then.
Please provide feedback on this.
Go to the little gear in the upper-right corner next to your name and click "Feedback" in the resultant popup. I don't know the exact details of your email address and the steps you took to get into this state, otherwise, I would just provide feedback myself.
Disclaimer: Microsoft Employee. Not part of the team that made this.
I wish I had been paying more attention while I was doing it. I know that I did these three steps
1) Added my personal domain to the domain list. 2) Inputted my me@mydomain.com email address into some form. 3) Went to Outlook.com and saw someone else's name, and some else's contacts.
I'm pretty sure #2 is where the problem occurred. Hopefully someone at Microsoft familiar with the process will be able to figure this out. I'll provide the feedback.