Before sending SOS for helping I was using IE5. Hoping that Triumph's
solution will also work for me I upgraded to IE5.5(SP1) and changed setting
for both IE's security and OE5's account settings. Still the same problem.
Looks like I am one of those unlucky people whose system will not let OE5
download mail from his hotmail accounts. While thanking everyone for his
effort and suggestion, I am still hopeful to receive another valuable
suggestion that 'might' make my system click.
Ansar Gilani
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Triumph
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 11:38 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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.
>
>
