Gary...well kind of...see my post about the anomaly of grandfathered or fee based http **msn.com** accounts that are hotmail accounts but with an msn.com address that apparently function for some in OE and WM with the live.com settings for pop3 legacy msn.com accounts.
Why ? Not much data is available to ascertain, though it could be due to the account being a prior pop3 legacy account that was converted to http with an MSn Explorer install or a prior pop3 legacy account that was cancelled and converted to a premium http account.
I've three msn.com accounts. One pop3 legacy(works in WM fine as it should), one msn.com that was a prior pop3 converted to http with MSn Explorer 6 then cancelled and switched to a premium(works fine with the current pop3 legacy live.com settings in Vista, it also works in XP with OE for both pop3 and http servers), a third msn.com that is a premium without a prior pop3 history(does not work with pop3 legacy settings in Vista or XP)..
- Note: The first two accounts were created in 1995 the other prior to MSn Explorer being fully bundled with MSn Internet Access(MSn Explorer through version 7 could be installed without a contract for dialup or broadband access)
Imo, I think this is an anomaly rather than msn/msft intent and should not be construed in all cases as a change in msft policy on hotmail pop usage for grandfathered/valued accounts.
...winston
: When you say you can't get it to work, what are the symptoms?
: Are you using the POP server as opposed to the HTTP server?
: Windows Mail does not support any HTTP server, regardless of
: grandfather status.
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: Gary VanderMolen
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: >I subscribed to Hotmail shortly after it was launched and much before
: > Microsoft bought the company. I understood that accounts dating from that
: > period would continue to be supported through an email client. I saw one
: > reference to the fact that these accounts are "grandfathered" for WM access,
: > but can't seem to get it to work.
: > If so, what do I need to do to get this working?
: > Seriously annoying if that isn't the case. My upgrade will effectively be a
: > massive downgrade as I'll have lost a core utility I had with XP, for an
: > interface that otherwise just looks pretty.
: > Gus
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