Re: cannot find server or DNS error

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From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 05/27/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 16:46:56 -0400

Greetings Bill,

For a quick test, try and access the following website:
https://www.amazon.com

If amazon comes up, what's happening is either you've installed some sort of third-party
software firewall which is blocking the necessary websites (even if you've "uninstalled" it)
to log into Passport (or you've setup some sort of hosts file, or something similar) or your
Internet Service Provider is experiencing some difficulties.

If amazon doesn't come up, then most likely SSL (that is, the support which allows you to
connect to secure websites) has broken within Internet Explorer and we'll have to try
something else.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"william pettit" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1341501c443db$747e4e70$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Jonathan, Whenever I try to login at Hotmail.com or
> Password.com I get this error.I have done everything you
> suggested to others. (set clock, uninstall firewall, clear
> cache and cookies, check IE security settings,
> run "regsvr32 softpub.dll") When I try to do anything on
> the Members Services Passport page (change password,
> change email, forgot my password, etc.), I get the same
> error page. Net status says " all systems are stable and
> running". I am running a fully updated version of XP home.
> Any ideas? thanks,bill

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