Outlook express is failed to fetch mail from hotmail/yahoo

[uupreti]

Hi all
I tried to fetch my hotmail and yahoo mail in my outlook express mail client. but it can't be autehticated when I tried my password 7 times. Same password will work in webmail. can anyone suggest me????

[nihil]

Have you ever managed to do this before?

I know that "free" e-mail account providers have gradually been shutting down their support for POP3 (?) unless you upgrade to a subscription account. I am not sure what the position is in your part of the World. Can you check with friends/colleagues and see if they are having the same problem?

Can you try it on a different machine?

[The Texan]

You didnt say what version of Outlook you were using but try this: Tools-Accounts-Mail-Server... then make sure your username/password is correct and that its actually authenicating for you. Make sure that the mail is going to and from the correct site. i.e. hotmail.com hope this helps!

[Computernerd22]

I would delete and rebuild the email account for hotmail. Hotmail uses HTTP.

HOTMAIL URL server is http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp

what error code are you reciving when you try to connect? Should be 0x800cccxx <--something similar.

[Relyt]

Good Evening,

When all else fails, I'd build it up again from scratch:

Microsoft

cheers

edit: Computernerd22 beat me to it. That's what I get for going to the bathroom before posting...lol

anyway there's the link..

[chizra]

uupreti,

as far as i know pop support in yahoo aint free no more. More info here in yahoo pop setup help

you may need to subscribe to yahoo mail plus.

cherio,

o0 (now back to my new N70)