Basic, silly email question

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Bob Feduniak

My apologies in advance for this silly OT question. I have an msn.com
email address and access my emails using MSN Explorer and various
broadband connections. What are my send/receive email server names?

Thanks very much.

Bob Feduniak
 
Incoming Mail Server: pop3.email.msn.com.
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.email.msn.com.
 
Hi, Bob.

I would agree with Dustin, but...

Here in Windows Mail, my MSN email servers are shown as:
pop3.live.com and\
smtp.live.com

I've had this (e-mail address removed) account since 1995 but seldom use it.

RC
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San Marcos, TX
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Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate x64)
 
RC, I've been unable to setup my MSN mail in Windows mail. Have new
computer with Vista Home premium, MSN dial up subcription with MSN version 9
, IE 7 .
Would greatly appreciate it if you could tell me how you got set-up to work
( ie settings in addition to server names)
 
Wendy

This may be an issue with Windows Mail no longer supporting HTTP email
accounts. Unless you have POP3 access to your MSN email account, you will
not be able to use that account in Windows Mail.
 
I agree with Ronnie. I know that a couple of years ago MS changed things so
that it was no longer possible to access Hotmail using Outlook Express. I
realize we are talking now about MSN mail and Windows Mail, but I think both
are basically in the same "family" as Hotmail and OE.
Wendy, would I be correct in assuming you could not access MSN mail via
Outlook or Outlook Express? That you had to go to the MSN mail website to
get your mail? Just think of Windows Mail as Outlook Express. Whatever
didn't work with Outlook Express won't work with Windows Mail.
 
You could always try Windows Live Mail

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<snip> Outlook Express, of course, allows you to set up a msn.com
address.</snip>

....not much longer.. Today was supposed to be the end of hotmail and msn
accessibility in outlook express, but Microsoft has extended the cut-off for
now.
 
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