sorry but how do you get a hotmail account that ends with msn.com? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Triumph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [pop3] Finally got OE and Hotmail working! > I don't normally reply to myself but I have finally found the solution to > the problems in the last paragraph below. > > For Hotmail accounts that end in @msn.com, go inside OE and set the HTTP > Server URL to: > > http://oe.msn.msnmail.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/hmdata > > Note that accounts which end in @hotmail.com are set to: > > http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp > > If you want your Hotmail account that ends in @msn.com to be automatically > setup in OE then visit this site: > > http://supportservices.msn.com/us/oeconfig/ > > Fill out the short form, click OK and you're done! Almost as good as > POP3/SMTP service. > > At 5:36 PM on 11/12/ 2000, Triumph wrote: > > > I can't believe I finally got OE and Hotmail to work together! > > > > Hopefully this will help anyone who might have the same problem as I did. > > Let me first say that I am running IE5.50 SP1 so I am not sure how these > > directions affect someone with a lower version of IE installed. > > > > I went into "Internet Properties" and clicked on the "Security" tab. Press > > the "Custom Level" button there. If you scroll all the way to the bottom, > > you will see the setting for "User Authentication". Mine was set at > > "Anonymous Logon". This setting will NOT work with Hotmail in OE and some > > other web sites such as the web email login for MyRealBox.com! Change it > to > > "Prompt for user name and password". Hotmail and OE run great now! So does > > MyRealBox.com! > > > > One thing I can't figure out is how to set up OE for a Hotmail account > that > > ends in @msn.com. Can't seem to get that one working by setting it up the > > same way as an account that ends in @hotmail.com. Anyone able to get this > > one to work? If so, please spill out the details. I remember seeing a MSN > > Hotmail help website that will automatically set it up OE for this type of > > email account but it was a while back and I could not find it again. If > > anyone can point me to this site then please do. > > > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
