Those are the settings that I've been using for several months now. SamSnow wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for your response. > > I used those settings exactly, except for setting SSL instead of TLS > for SMTP. I thought I read at a link in the Microsoft e-mail that SSL > was to be set for both servers. (They had nothing about Thunderbird. I > was just reading about the other clients.) When I read your post I > didn't read carefully enough, assuming that you were stating the same > settings that I thought (undoubtedly incorrectly) were given by > Microsoft. > > I'll give this a try. > > Again, my thanks. > Sam > > vtel57 wrote: > >> Sam, >> >> Icedove should make no difference at all. It's just a rebranded >> Thunderbird. Make sure you account settings are exactly as I stated >> above: >> >> incoming server: pop3.live.com - port 995 - SSL >> >> outgoing server: smtp.live.com - port 587 - TLS >> >> Be sure that Secure Password Authentication is NOT checked. >> >> That's the only way it will work in TB or Icedove. >> >> On Jun 5, 11:08 am, SamSnow <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Advertisements? Ugh. Even for the non-free Hotmail accounts? If so, >>> I'm going to cancel my use of Hotmail altogether. >>> >>> In the meantime, I tried resetting my Thunderbird to use the >>> pop3.live.com and smtp.live.com servers. I got timeouts on both of >>> them. Webmail/Hotmail is still working like a champ. >>> >>> BTW, I'm using Icedove (Debian's version of Thunderbird). Do you >>> suppose that makes a difference? >>> >>> alanrf wrote: >>> >>>> for those of you that want the features of the extension that you >>>> *cannot have* with POP/SMTP like down loading mail from custom folders >>>> in Hotmail and saving your sent messages on the Hotmail server as well >>>> as in Thunderbird then the non-WebDav option will still work in the >>>> extension. It will not be as stable as the WebDav option has been over >>>> time and it will mean that your outgoing mail will have little >>>> advertisements attached but it the extensions will still work for >>>> you. >>>> >>>> On Jun 4, 3:07 pm, vtel57 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes. I received this notice from Hotmail today also. >>>>> >>>>> I set up my Thunderbird to access Hotmail via pop3/smtp. It works. >>>>> Here's how I did it... >>>>> >>>>> incoming server: pop3.live.com - port 995 - SSL >>>>> >>>>> outgoing server: smtp.live.com - port 587 - TLS >>>>> >>>>> Be sure that Secure Password Authentication is NOT checked. >>>>> >>>>> Works like a champ! :) >>>>> >>>>> Thanks so much to Webmail for the years of convenience that resulted >>>>> in allowing me to access Hotmail without going to their webpage! >>>>> >>>>> I wonder if Yahoo will ever go free pop again? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> ~Eric >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 4, 5:31 pm, alanrf <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have received a notification from the Hotmail service announcing a >>>>>> new termination date for WebDav access. >>>>>> >>>>>> WebDav access (and hence the WebDav option in the Hotmail extension) >>>>>> will no longer be available as of 1 September 2009. >>>>>> > > > >
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