On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:20:06 -0700, Blue Atoll wrote:

i open outlook express, try to open an inbox message and get access denied,
verify user name and password. i don't know what to do. Details show:
Configuration:
Account: Hotmail
Server: http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp
User name:
Protocol: HTTPMail
Port: 0
Secure(SSL): 0
Error Number: 998
Code: 800ccc33

That server, 'services.msn.com', hasn't worked since Windows Live turned
down "WebDAV" on Sept. 1, 2009. Check out these two links:

http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/settings/archive/2009/02/18/how-to-add-your-e-mail-account-to-microsoft-outlook-express.aspx

.... for continued use of MS Outlook Express with a Hotmail account. This
requires setting up POP3 access, and you have to manually configure MSOE.
POP3 is not a synchronizing protocol, so you won't be able to synchronize
MSOE to the Hotmail online folders. If you need to do that use:

http://download.live.com/wlmail

The installer will want to install all of the "Essentials" suite; you can
pick only those applications you want. Just Windows Live Mail, if you wish
(though, if you already have Windows Live Messenger installed, it will want
to apply the mandatory update. I don't know how to force the installer to
just give you the WLMail .msi app; but you will need that if you wish to
avoid the mandatory WLMessenger update).

WLMail will allow you to set up Hotmail as an "HTTPMail" account, which will
work as MSOE used to work prior to Sept. 1, 2009.

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Norman
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