Authentication fails when you use Outlook or Outlook Express to try to log
on to a HTTP-based mail server if you use Internet Explorer version 7.0:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904942

Beta testers of IE7 Public Preview are asked to post their comments &
questions to and seek support in microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
newsgroup.

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...orer. general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

geoff wrote:
Ever since I installed IE7 RC1 to my machine, OE6 refuses to check hotmail
(httpmail) and continues to ask for user name and password for the
account.
it continues even if i try to delete the account and try to add it back
in.

anyone else having this problem? anyone got a fix?