My mistake, I typed Localhost when localhost is what is displayed. Apologies.
Re error console. The message below is from well down the list and I have done quite a bit of messing around so it might not be currently relevant: Error: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004001 (NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED) [nsIRequest.name]" nsresult: "0x80004001 (NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)" location: "JS frame :: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Mozilla%20Thunderbird/components/nsLoginManager.js :: anonymous :: line 315" data: no] Source File: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Mozilla%20Thunderbird/components/nsLoginManager.js Line: 315 there is also a warning that crops up regularly: Warning: Unknown descriptor 'panose-1' in @font-face rule. Skipped to next declaration. Source File: mailbox:///C|/Users/Sandy/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles/4j5gedoq.default/Mail/pop3.live-4.com/Inbox?number=355377 Line: 77 and an information message which is top of the list: Hotmail-SR-BETA: emailOnloadHandler : Exception : TypeError. Error message: aTemp[1] is undefined 1120 and another information message only a few down from the top: Warning: Unknown property 'mso-style-priority'. Declaration dropped. Source File: mailbox:///C|/Users/Sandy/AppData/Roaming/Thunderbird/Profiles/4j5gedoq.default/Mail/pop3.live-4.com/Inbox?number=355377 Line: 91 Hope that helps. I hope I'm the only one that manages to have so many problems! Sandy There are other information messages but well down the list. > On Jan 12, 9:10 am, Sandy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks Chris and Eugene. I set up the "spare" account again and left > > the server as "Localhost". Sent messages seemed to go OK, but > > attempting to receive resulted in the following: > > "Sending of username did not succeed. Mail server localhost responded: > > undefined is a unsupported domain". > > > I checked account Settings and found the User name was not the full > > email address, so I edited that and tried to receive from my account > > in hotmail but got > > "The RETR command did not succeed. Error retrieving a message. Mail > > server localhost responded: negative vibes from > > [email protected]". > > > nb there is a page when you enter Account settings asking for account > > settings that is mostly blank for my spare account. I have left it > > that way > > > Actually, Chris, I was doing what you were doing and using the Hotmail > > free POP service (although I didn't know that). I have dodged the > > lack of access to Junk mail by making sure there is none classed as > > such in Hotmail. I set up 5 filters, one for each vowel, so that a > > message containing a vowel in the sender address was sent to Hotmail > > Inbox. That meant everything gets through to Tbird inbox. I am using > > the tbird adaptive junk filter to filter the proper junk. The problem > > will arise if/when i go onto an external PC and want to access my > > emails - Hotmail will be a mess so it would be nice to get the above > > to work. > > > Sandy > > > On Jan 12, 2:11 pm, Chris Clifton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This answers a lot of questions. You aren't using the webmail > > > extensions, but Hotmail's own free POP service. There is no problem with > > > using this in most cases, it is what I do myself, although I did use the > > > webmail extension for some time before Hotmail made free POP access > > > available. If downloading mails from folders other than inbox, in > > > particular the "Junk" folder, is essential to your use of Hotmail, then > > > you will need to change the account settings. If, like me, you are happy > > > to just download from the Hotmail inbox and check from time to time that > > > nothing is in the "Junk" folder on the website that shouldn't be then > > > carry on using pop3.live.com. > > > "Localhost" is the correct server name if you are using the webmail > > > extension. Simply put, the extension reads your mail on the Hotmail site > > > and converts it into regular POP email format. It then puts the mails on > > > a virtual server running on your computer, "Localhost". Thunderbird then > > > downloads from Localhost just as though it was a normal Internet server > > > > On 12/01/2011 12:46, Sandy wrote: > > > > > Yet again, thanks for the trouble taken to resolve my problems. > > > > > My server settings are POP3.Live.com for the 3 Hotmail accounts (and > > > > POP3.btinternet.com for the Yahoo/BT account). From what you say that > > > > is wrong. > > > > > Eugene emailed me directly to indicate there are at least 3 types of > > > > hotmail account and I should have used "Add other account" available > > > > from the bottom left tab of the Account settings box. I had used > > > > "Create a new account" to set up. I have been playing with that > > > > method exploiting an empty Hotmail account and ran into an issue that > > > > when I checked Account settings it then said "local host" in server > > > > name. I edited that to POP3 as above - but don't seem to be receiving > > > > emails in that account. Looks as if I have taken (almost) every wrong > > > > turning possible! > > > > > If I have to start again on Tbird, the troublesome trial of Outlook > > > > available for a week more which makes imports easier. > > > > > Sandy > > > > --
