How many Hotmail accounts do you have in your identity? There is a known issue with more than two Hotmail accounts that you might have problems like this.
If that isn't it, try clearing the cache for the Hotmail account you're having a problem with. Control-click the account name in the folder list and select "Empty cache". Nate -- > From: Greg Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:44:17 -0600 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Entourage X dropping news server and hotmail account info? > > On 1/12/02 4:37 PM, "Paul Berkowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 1/12/02 2:24 PM, "Greg Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I've received so much help from people on this list in the last couple days. >>> I first want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone. >>> >>> Now that I have office running pretty stable, I need to address another >>> Entourage X problem I have been having. >>> >>> With Hotmail - every now and then when I go to send a message, it comes back >>> with an error saying my account name does not match the account. But, of >>> course, it does. I have to delete the account and set it up again, and then >>> it works. I thought this was just a quirk with Hotmail. But, today I tried >>> to access the news server from my dsl provider (qwest.net). Guess what! >>> Connection failure. If I set up the account again, it connects just fine. >>> Now I am thinking that these might be related. Of course, the big question >>> is, how do I avoid this? It really is a royal PITA. >>> >>> Thanks a bunch! >>> >>> --Greg >>> >> >> The news one is a bug connected with news accounts that require a password >> not being saved in the Keychain although it says it is. (Maybe the Hotmail >> one is similar but I haven't heard of it before.)You don't actually have to >> remake the account, just open it and close it! And there's an easier way to >> do that tan through Tools/Accounts: control-click (or right-click if you >> have a 2-button mouse) the news server icon in the Folder List and choose >> Edit Account. Then click OK or press Return or Enter key. That does it, and >> you can now go to your newsgroup. It's still annoying, but less so. >> >> -- >> Paul Berkowitz >> > > > I'm afraid just opening and closing the account doesn't do it. I really > have to create the account again - for both problems. The hotmail error > message clearly says the "account name does not match". I can open the > account and even retype everything, but it still won't work. Again, this > only happens when I am trying to send mail with my hotmail. > > I just checked my news account that doesn't work. I opened and closed the > account, but it still gives a "connection failure". It looks like it is > timing out because it can't connect to the server at all. So, maybe the > "server address" information is getting lost. > > --Greg > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
