Free Hotmail and Live accounts have webmail access only, no POP access.
Windows Mail handles POP mail but not webmail.
The newer Windows Live Mail program does accommodate Hotmail and Live
accounts. You are welcome to upgrade to it:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"Romis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:6F22F528-13ED-4E0C-826D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> @live.com
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> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
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>> "POP3" is not a valid mail server name. You get the correct mail
>> server names from your mail service provider. If you don't know who
>> that is, what is the part of your email address after the @ symbol?
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>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
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>> "Romis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:7A3D6C78-254F-40B6-98C5-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I really have no idea of how to set up this. i been trying from all different
>> > ways and i guess im doing it wrong. Help?
>> >
>> > The host 'POP3' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the
>> > server name correctly.
>> > Account: 'IMAP', Server: 'POP3', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL):
>> > No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D
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