How to use Hotmail with MS Outlook 2002

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AHMED

Hi there;

I want to use MS Outlook 2002 [Office XP] for send/rcv of Hotmail msgs.

So what do I put in at the "HTTP server URL" on the account properties?
The default URL in does not seem to be working, but it seems editable.

And what about Outlook Express 6, if there is a solutoin, is it the same
for Outlook Express 6? And what about MSN/GMAIL webmail srvr URL?

Thanks much in advance.


Ahmed
 
AHMED said:
Hi there;

I want to use MS Outlook 2002 [Office XP] for send/rcv of Hotmail
msgs.

So what do I put in at the "HTTP server URL" on the account
properties? The default URL in does not seem to be working, but it
seems editable.
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I just have Hotmail.
 
AHMED said:
Hi there;

I want to use MS Outlook 2002 [Office XP] for send/rcv of Hotmail msgs.

So what do I put in at the "HTTP server URL" on the account properties?
The default URL in does not seem to be working, but it seems editable.

And what about Outlook Express 6, if there is a solutoin, is it the same
for Outlook Express 6? And what about MSN/GMAIL webmail srvr URL?

Thanks much in advance.


Ahmed
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Unless you have either an old, free Hotmail account or the paid Hotmail
service you can't do this. MS decided to make free Hotmail accounts
created after a specific date, I forget what, inaccessible to Outlook and OE
(and other clients). Pay for the service and you should be able to get
details to set this up.

If you *do* have an old enough account, the HTTP server name is something
like this:
http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp

When you use the account creation wizard, you specify HTTP mail and use your
full Hotmail address.

the Hotmail pages should show you the details. Gmail pages also show you
the precise details for setup, and IIRC have a utility to configure OE for
you.
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=1555

HTH
-pk
 
Patrick said:
AHMED said:
Hi there;

I want to use MS Outlook 2002 [Office XP] for send/rcv of Hotmail
msgs. So what do I put in at the "HTTP server URL" on the account
properties? The default URL in does not seem to be working, but it
seems editable. And what about Outlook Express 6, if there is a solutoin,
is it the
same for Outlook Express 6? And what about MSN/GMAIL webmail srvr
URL? Thanks much in advance.


Ahmed
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Unless you have either an old, free Hotmail account
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That would explain why mine might not have been a problem as mine is a
very old free account.
 
The very old free accounts are also being phased out.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Joseph Meehan asked:

| Patrick Keenan wrote:
|| |||
|||
||| Hi there;
|||
||| I want to use MS Outlook 2002 [Office XP] for send/rcv of Hotmail
||| msgs. So what do I put in at the "HTTP server URL" on the account
||| properties? The default URL in does not seem to be working, but it
||| seems editable. And what about Outlook Express 6, if there is a
||| solutoin, is it the
||| same for Outlook Express 6? And what about MSN/GMAIL webmail srvr
||| URL? Thanks much in advance.
|||
|||
||| Ahmed
||
|| Unless you have either an old, free Hotmail account
|
| That would explain why mine might not have been a problem as mine
| is a very old free account.
|
|| or the paid
|| Hotmail service you can't do this. MS decided to make free Hotmail
|| accounts created after a specific date, I forget what, inaccessible
|| to Outlook and OE (and other clients). Pay for the service and you
|| should be able to get details to set this up.
||
|| If you *do* have an old enough account, the HTTP server name is
|| something like this:
|| http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp
||
|| When you use the account creation wizard, you specify HTTP mail and
|| use your full Hotmail address.
||
|| the Hotmail pages should show you the details. Gmail pages also
|| show you the precise details for setup, and IIRC have a utility to
|| configure OE for you.
|| http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=1555
||
|| HTH
|| -pk
 
AHMED said:
I want to use MS Outlook 2002 [Office XP] for send/rcv of Hotmail
msgs.

So what do I put in at the "HTTP server URL" on the account
properties? The default URL in does not seem to be working, but it
seems editable.
Click to expand...

It's not editable.

If you have a free Hotmail account, you won't be able to use Outlook or
Outlook Express to read it. You need at leah a Hotmail Plus account (paid).
 
Milly said:
The very old free accounts are also being phased out.
Click to expand...

I have heard that. In fact I heard that three or four years ago.
Nearly all my mail is off of the hotmail, but I like to keep it if for no
other reason that to use it for the times I suspect it will generate a lot
of junk mail, I also have a RoadRunner account.


Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Joseph Meehan asked:
Patrick said:
Hi there;

I want to use MS Outlook 2002 [Office XP] for send/rcv of Hotmail
msgs. So what do I put in at the "HTTP server URL" on the account
properties? The default URL in does not seem to be working, but it
seems editable. And what about Outlook Express 6, if there is a
solutoin, is it the
same for Outlook Express 6? And what about MSN/GMAIL webmail srvr
URL? Thanks much in advance.


Ahmed

Unless you have either an old, free Hotmail account
Click to expand...

That would explain why mine might not have been a problem as mine
is a very old free account.
or the paid
Hotmail service you can't do this. MS decided to make free Hotmail
accounts created after a specific date, I forget what, inaccessible
to Outlook and OE (and other clients). Pay for the service and
you should be able to get details to set this up.

If you *do* have an old enough account, the HTTP server name is
something like this:
http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp

When you use the account creation wizard, you specify HTTP mail and
use your full Hotmail address.

the Hotmail pages should show you the details. Gmail pages also
show you the precise details for setup, and IIRC have a utility to
configure OE for you.
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=1555

HTH
-pk
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AS people redo their machines and lose the old account connection, they are finding that they are now required to pay for Hotmail or MSN access.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Joseph Meehan asked:

| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
|| The very old free accounts are also being phased out.
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| I have heard that. In fact I heard that three or four years ago.
| Nearly all my mail is off of the hotmail, but I like to keep it if
| for no other reason that to use it for the times I suspect it will
| generate a lot of junk mail, I also have a RoadRunner account.
|
|
|
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, Joseph Meehan asked:
||
||| Patrick Keenan wrote:
|||| |||||
|||||
||||| Hi there;
|||||
||||| I want to use MS Outlook 2002 [Office XP] for send/rcv of
||||| Hotmail msgs. So what do I put in at the "HTTP server URL" on
||||| the account properties? The default URL in does not seem to be
||||| working, but it seems editable. And what about Outlook Express 6,
||||| if there is a solutoin, is it the
||||| same for Outlook Express 6? And what about MSN/GMAIL webmail srvr
||||| URL? Thanks much in advance.
|||||
|||||
||||| Ahmed
||||
|||| Unless you have either an old, free Hotmail account
|||
||| That would explain why mine might not have been a problem as mine
||| is a very old free account.
|||
|||| or the paid
|||| Hotmail service you can't do this. MS decided to make free
|||| Hotmail accounts created after a specific date, I forget what,
|||| inaccessible to Outlook and OE (and other clients). Pay for the
|||| service and you should be able to get details to set this up.
||||
|||| If you *do* have an old enough account, the HTTP server name is
|||| something like this:
|||| http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp
||||
|||| When you use the account creation wizard, you specify HTTP mail and
|||| use your full Hotmail address.
||||
|||| the Hotmail pages should show you the details. Gmail pages also
|||| show you the precise details for setup, and IIRC have a utility to
|||| configure OE for you.
|||| http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=1555
||||
|||| HTH
|||| -pk
 
Milly said:
AS people redo their machines and lose the old account connection,
they are finding that they are now required to pay for Hotmail or MSN
access.
Click to expand...

Interesting. My machine had a burp about a week ago and I had to reload
windows and Outlook but Hotmail went right back in. I can also access it
from any machine via the Internet.
--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Joseph Meehan asked:
Milly said:
The very old free accounts are also being phased out.
Click to expand...

I have heard that. In fact I heard that three or four years ago.
Nearly all my mail is off of the hotmail, but I like to keep it if
for no other reason that to use it for the times I suspect it will
generate a lot of junk mail, I also have a RoadRunner account.


Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Joseph Meehan asked:

Patrick Keenan wrote:


Hi there;

I want to use MS Outlook 2002 [Office XP] for send/rcv of
Hotmail msgs. So what do I put in at the "HTTP server URL" on
the account properties? The default URL in does not seem to be
working, but it seems editable. And what about Outlook Express 6,
if there is a solutoin, is it the
same for Outlook Express 6? And what about MSN/GMAIL webmail srvr
URL? Thanks much in advance.


Ahmed

Unless you have either an old, free Hotmail account

That would explain why mine might not have been a problem as
mine is a very old free account.

or the paid
Hotmail service you can't do this. MS decided to make free
Hotmail accounts created after a specific date, I forget what,
inaccessible to Outlook and OE (and other clients). Pay for the
service and you should be able to get details to set this up.

If you *do* have an old enough account, the HTTP server name is
something like this:
http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp

When you use the account creation wizard, you specify HTTP mail
and use your full Hotmail address.

the Hotmail pages should show you the details. Gmail pages also
show you the precise details for setup, and IIRC have a utility to
configure OE for you.
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=1555

HTH
-pk
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