I don't normally reply to myself but I have finally found the solution to the problems in the last paragraph below. For Hotmail accounts that end in @msn.com, go inside OE and set the HTTP Server URL to: http://oe.msn.msnmail.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/hmdata Note that accounts which end in @hotmail.com are set to: http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp If you want your Hotmail account that ends in @msn.com to be automatically setup in OE then visit this site: http://supportservices.msn.com/us/oeconfig/ Fill out the short form, click OK and you're done! Almost as good as POP3/SMTP service. At 5:36 PM on 11/12/ 2000, Triumph wrote: > I can't believe I finally got OE and Hotmail to work together! > > Hopefully this will help anyone who might have the same problem as I did. > Let me first say that I am running IE5.50 SP1 so I am not sure how these > directions affect someone with a lower version of IE installed. > > I went into "Internet Properties" and clicked on the "Security" tab. Press > the "Custom Level" button there. If you scroll all the way to the bottom, > you will see the setting for "User Authentication". Mine was set at > "Anonymous Logon". This setting will NOT work with Hotmail in OE and some > other web sites such as the web email login for MyRealBox.com! Change it to > "Prompt for user name and password". Hotmail and OE run great now! So does > MyRealBox.com! > > One thing I can't figure out is how to set up OE for a Hotmail account that > ends in @msn.com. Can't seem to get that one working by setting it up the > same way as an account that ends in @hotmail.com. Anyone able to get this > one to work? If so, please spill out the details. I remember seeing a MSN > Hotmail help website that will automatically set it up OE for this type of > email account but it was a while back and I could not find it again. If > anyone can point me to this site then please do. > >
