Re: I'm locked out and it's cold out here...

Tech Tip: Click here to run a free scan for Windows Errors and optimize PC performance

From: mac (macknever_at_fsmail.net)
Date: 02/07/05


Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 16:21:52 -0000


"rock9995" <rock9995@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OPU0NESDFHA.228@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Well, not completely locked out, thank goodness.
>
> I can read mail from all my accounts in OE (they are Hotmail addresses)
> but when I try to send a letter I get:
>
> Access to the account was denied. Verify that your username and password
> are correct. Account: 'r2435w', Server:
> 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol: HTTPMail,
> Server Response: 'Forbidden', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number:
> 0x800CCC33
>
> A second attempt to send the letter can result in every folder except the
> inbox DISAPPEARING. To get them back, I've had to go directly into the
> Hotmail accounts and re-verify who I am by typing in some kind of
> semi-garbled code (to make sure I'm human) and then, after accessing the
> account in Hotmail, I can comeback to OE and hit Synchronize and all the
> folders reappear with their contents intact.
>
> Well, I could live with this if the #$%# would stop doing this to me for
> each and every account I access EACH AND EVERY TIME.
>
> Any guesses as to what this error is about? How to make it stop so I can
> send mail in OE without seeing it? Remember that I've already done the
> synchronize thing.

It is not OE that is causing this widespread problem, it is at the Hotmail
end, they have done something? Many others are suffering the same.

-- 
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. IE/OE. 


Relevant Pages

  • Re: OE and Hotmail
    ... Please keep in mind that MSN/Hotmail is still a free email account. ... Accessing the account in OE or OL is what MSN/Hotmail is beginning to charge ... (Of course, Hotmail is ... The problem with spam doesn't necessarily refer to *received* spam but, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: Can I delete Outlook Express and re-install
    ... could not be sent because the server rejected the sender's e-mail address. ... the Account Name box should contain your full ... Hotmail address; While you're there, make sure your ... Q. "since you switched from Comcast to Qwest"? ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: HTTP mail service provider option MIA
    ... You might try examing the issue further (in any identity/User Account) using the Clean Boot troubleshooting technique as outlined in http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310353 ... OE6 Will not allow access to a Hotmail Plus account. ... McAfee VirusScan without the internet privacy module ... Tweeked registry entries and OE/IE settings per this news group. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: Worthless hotmail validation process
    ... >>> You're just now discovering that Hotmail sucks? ... >> The validation software turns off my account and the email I ... to my ebox with the subject lines now missing curbs spammer abuse? ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: OE Server Connection Problem After SP2 Update
    ... Removing and then reinstalling the Hotmail account in Outlook Express may be ... To Repair the Hotmail Folder ... > Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server. ... >> Tim K.>> aka Kuay Tim ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)