It appears you're not alone: See the thread here with the subject "Can't dl
hotmail msgs using OE6".
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

MDR wrote:
I have a paid account and seem to have endless issues with OE and HOTMAIL.
Once working something comes up that needs repair after a few weeks.
Below is the message I get.

Thanks

Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server. Account: 'Hotmail',
Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol:
HTTPMail, Server Response: '', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error:
12029, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E