Winmail wont use Lycos or Hotmail, yet GMail seems OK - Anyway I can get my
Lycos.co.uk & my siungle Hotmail.co.uk to work in WinMail ?

You cannot configure Windows Mail to use a Web-based
e-mail account in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926374/en-us


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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"Phil" wrote:

Winmail wont use Lycos or Hotmail, yet GMail seems OK - Anyway I can get my
Lycos.co.uk & my siungle Hotmail.co.uk to work in WinMail ?

Http mail is not supported in Windows Mail. Hotmail is http (in all but
certain grandfathered cases). I don't know about Lycos, but that may be the
same issue.

-Frank

"Phil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Winmail wont use Lycos or Hotmail, yet GMail seems OK - Anyway I can get
> my Lycos.co.uk & my siungle Hotmail.co.uk to work in WinMail ?

"Phil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5775E64A-61C1-4D3C-A4CD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Winmail wont use Lycos or Hotmail, yet GMail seems OK - Anyway I can get
> my Lycos.co.uk & my siungle Hotmail.co.uk to work in WinMail ?

WinMail can use POP3 and IMAP accounts but not HTTP accounts like Hotmail.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.

Thanks to all.
A shame, but there y'go.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CA7BC670-D531-478D-98B1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Phil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:5775E64A-61C1-4D3C-A4CD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Winmail wont use Lycos or Hotmail, yet GMail seems OK - Anyway I can get
>> my Lycos.co.uk & my siungle Hotmail.co.uk to work in WinMail ?
>
> WinMail can use POP3 and IMAP accounts but not HTTP accounts like Hotmail.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.
>
>