hate this!

[sarah b]

Why do you guys mess with something that worked great!?! I have no idea why
I cannot send email from windows mail when I have a hotmail account -
something about smtp and pop3 - it makes not sense. . . i just want to be
able to send email from anywhere on my computer!!!!! I have been struggling
with this problem for so long and nobody gets back to me! I can see why
people freak out - this is crazy! Please HELP me. I just need it in plain
English.

 

[Dave]

Windows Mail, which replaces Outlook Express in Vista, cannot access any
http (webmail) email account.
However, you can use the newer Windows Live Mail to access your http
Live/Hotmail/MSN accounts using DeltaSynch like you may have done using
Outlook Express on XP.

Or, you can use either Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail to access POP3 or
IMAP accounts.
MSFT recently added POP3 access to Hotmail/Live accounts from most
countries.
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!CC9301187A51FE33!49799.entry
However, Windows Mail is hard-coded to reject Hotmail/Live/MSN accounts, but
you can fool it by entering a fake email address ([email protected]), then
changing it to your real address ([email protected]).

 

[eric jones]

i no longer need info

 

[Colton]

i no longer need info

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Hotmail does not allow POP3/SMTP connection. You should only be trying
to use the HTTP service.

Instead of selecting POP3 for the server preference, you should select
HTTP. If it asks you for any kind of server, or link, you should put in
"http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp". This should allow you
to login.

 

[Colton]

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Hotmail does not allow POP3/SMTP connection. You should only be trying
to use the HTTP service.

Instead of selecting POP3 for the server preference, you should select
HTTP. If it asks you for any kind of server, or link, you should put in
"http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp". This should allow you
to login.

Misfire. Didn't distinguish the "no longer need info" before sending.

 

[Dave]

You were wrong, too.
In most countries (if not all now) MSFT has added POP3/SMTP access to your
Hotmail/Live email accounts.
And you no longer need the Plus account...
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!CC9301187A51FE33!44348.entry