"RRR_News" <rrr_news@isp.com> wrote in message
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> rock9995,
> No it is probably a HotMail/MSN mail server problem. This happens often,
> and
> will happen again, and again, and again. The four (4) day interruption may
> be uncommon, but as long as you did not make any changes to OE. Then it is
> the fault of the HotMail/MSN servers.
>
> If you have multiple HotMail/MSN accts, being polled by OE, you might have
> instances where one (1) acct will work, and then the others won't.
> Sometimes
> by closing OE, for a moment, then starting it again. The second acct or
> other, will download mail, but the first one won't this time. Sometimes it
> is a hit and miss situation, with the HotMail/MSN servers.
>
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> "rock9995" <rock9995@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> For the last 4 days, I can't log into Hotmail through OE, getting "Server
> cannot be found" error messages. In the past, this would last a day,
> maybe
> two but now it seems to be a constant. Even Hotmail has worked out it's
> problems after about 4 days.
>
> Could this be something in OE that needs fixing? Or is it a Hotmail
> issue?
>
> Is anyone else having this problem?
>
> rock
>
>
>
"Vanguard" <Vangu@rd.invalid> wrote in message
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> "L" <lisaanne_quilts@hothatesspammail.com> wrote in message
> news:lk5pe.19580$HP1.13930@fe08.lga...
>
>> "Vanguard" <Vangu@rd.invalid> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Hardy Wang" <hardywang@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u0rvuopaFHA.2356@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> Recently, I falied to receive Hotmail emails via Outlook Express 6,
>>>> I got following message:
>>>
>>> Have you tried logging in using the webmail interface? Could be the
>>> login procedure is getting interrupted with a security page that
>>> requires you to enter a code shown in a graphical display (to prevent
>>> scripts from reading it and entering the code). Once you login and
>>> get past the intervening security page, logins should work for awhile
>>> (until the intervening security page shows up again to interfere with
>>> logging in when not using the webmail interface). Whether or not
>>> your Hotmail account got grandfathered in to allow continued WebDAV
>>> access, I've heard of this intervening security page showing up for
>>> ALL freebie accounts, new or grandfathered. Supposedly you get rid
>>> of it with a paid account.
>
>> Aaaahhh. Yes, I'd forgotten about that one. Happened to me about a
>> month back with one of my accounts. Damn, I hate those 'guess the
>> code' security screens. Show up so botched that it isn't just OCR
>> programs that have trouble with recognition, lol.
>
> I have a grandfathered Hotmail freebie account but I rarely use it. I
> used to use YahooPOPs with free Yahoo accounts to give me POP3 access to
> the HTTPmail account. However, Yahoo Mail then started implementing the
> same intervening security web page that interferes with login. When
> Yahoo (or Hotmail) decide to force the intervening security page is
> unknown (to me) but it occurs often enough to kill my logins about twice
> a week (and logins continue to fail until I use the webmail interface to
> get past the security page). It was enough of a nuisance that I
> abandoned my Yahoo accounts and went back to real POP3 accounts.
>
Been out of action for 5 days and just started working again.
If you have the account settings set to remember your account password, try
disabling this in order to prompt for the password, Tools, Accounts, Select
Hotmail account under Mail Accounts, Properties, under the Server tab
untick the box "Remember Password", OK then Close.
Close Outlook Express and then open it back up again and enter password when
prompted.
This is all I did and everything started working again
Nicola