Re: problem with hotmail account

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From: N. Miller (duh_at_blackhole.aosake.net)
Date: 06/11/04


Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:52:09 -0700

In article <uy01vuyTEHA.3284@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, Gordon Liu says...

> When trying to retieve mail in OE6, from my hotmail account,I'm getting the
> following error message:

> Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server. Account: 'Hotmail',
> Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol:
> HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Service Unavailable', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No,
> Socket Error: 122, Error Number: 0x800CCCF0.

> BTW,I can get it from the MSN home page.
> Any ideas?

Hmmm. Firewall? If the firewall rules limit MSOE to port 25 out, then you
won't be able to reach your Hotmail account; that requires MSOE to be able
to use port 80.

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