ANN: MS Announces Changes for Accessing Hotmail with Outlo..

External Since: Jan 03, 2008 Posts: 2381

See the settings for POP3 access here:
http://liveunplugged.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!F92775FC46A390CA!171.entry
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~PA Bear

GEEKETTE wrote:
> Any ides where to find the info to reconfigure it? I can probably make
> the
> changes but I wouldn't know what the settings should be changed to.
> Thanks
> for all the help folks!
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> She does pay $19.95 per year - will she not be affected? Are there any
> changes she needs to make to the way her OE gets her MSN Mail? It is
> http:
> in the settings, the other two are pop3.
>
> She doesn't like the process she has to go through to keep her mail handy
> using the gmail or sbc interface, I'm not sure how she'll feel about the
> New
> Win webmail. Still, will the new Windows Live Mail install on WIN98? I
> would guess not but couldn't find any specifics on that either.
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>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> Mom will have to subscribe to Windows Live Hotmail Plus
>> (US$19.95/year)and
>> then reconfigure the account to be accessed via POP3 before 30 June 2008.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> GEEKETTE wrote:
>>> What will happen to my mom who uses OE WIN98SE with DSL off of our XP
>>> network home hub to get email from msn, sbc and gmail accounts? She
>>> manages groups for seniors and keeps it all organized by the email
>>> address
>>> but is able to deal with all of it in WIN98SE OE - The MSN accts appear
>>> to
>>> be http, the sbc and gmail are pop/smtp - I'm not an expert, just want
>>> to
>>> prepare her. She'd love to keep things just the way she uses it now...
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> [Crossposted to OE General, OE6, IE General, & IE6 newsgroups;
>>>> Followup-To
>>>> set for OE General]
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft Announces Changes for Accessing Hotmail with Outlook Express
>>>> <quote>
>>>> As of June 30, 2008, Microsoft is disabling the DAV protocol and you
>>>> will
>>>> no longer be able to access your Hotmail Inbox [or other Hotmail
>>>> folders]
>>>> via Outlook Express...
>>>> </quote>
>>>> Source:
>>>> http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5D6F5A79A79B6708!5359.entry
>>>>
>>>> ======================
>>>>
>>>> Please Note:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Installing Windows Live Mail /may/ disable your access to Outlook
>>>> Express.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Installing Windows Live Mail /may/ change your default Mail Client
>>>> from
>>>> Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail.
>>>>
>>>> 3. The Windows Live "all-in-one" installer /may/ install more than just
>>>> Windows Live Mail. If you decide to try Windows Live Mail, UNCHECK any
>>>> unwanted Windows Live applications (e.g., Windows Live Messenger;
>>>> Windows
>>>> Live Toolbar; Windows Live Family Safety) before proceeding with the
>>>> installation!
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>> Windows Live Mail-specific newsgroup:
>>>> microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
>>>>
>>>> Via the web-interface:
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.asp...g=micro
>>>>
>>>> Via your newsreader:
>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
>>>> --
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

External Since: Apr 18, 2008 Posts: 12

She will need to download and start using Windows Live Mail available free of charge from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=ba346005-45f6...14-a7dc

The service is completely free as far as I know because I am using it!!!

GEEKETTE wrote:

> What will happen to my mom who uses OE WIN98SE with DSL off of our XP network
> home hub to get email from msn, sbc and gmail accounts? She manages groups
> for seniors and keeps it all organized by the email address but is able to
> deal with all of it in WIN98SE OE - The MSN accts appear to be http, the sbc
> and gmail are pop/smtp - I'm not an expert, just want to prepare her. She'd
> love to keep things just the way she uses it now...
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
> > [Crossposted to OE General, OE6, IE General, & IE6 newsgroups; Followup-To
> > set for OE General]
> >
> > Microsoft Announces Changes for Accessing Hotmail with Outlook Express
> > <quote>
> > As of June 30, 2008, Microsoft is disabling the DAV protocol and you will no
> > longer be able to access your Hotmail Inbox [or other Hotmail folders] via
> > Outlook Express...
> > </quote>
> > Source:
> > http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5D6F5A79A79B6708!5359.entry
> >
> > ======================
> >
> > Please Note:
> >
> > 1. Installing Windows Live Mail /may/ disable your access to Outlook
> > Express.
> >
> > 2. Installing Windows Live Mail /may/ change your default Mail Client from
> > Outlook Express to Windows Live Mail.
> >
> > 3. The Windows Live "all-in-one" installer /may/ install more than just
> > Windows Live Mail. If you decide to try Windows Live Mail, UNCHECK any
> > unwanted Windows Live applications (e.g., Windows Live Messenger; Windows
> > Live Toolbar; Windows Live Family Safety) before proceeding with the
> > installation!
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > Windows Live Mail-specific newsgroup:
> > microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
> >
> > Via the web-interface:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.asp...g=micro
> >
> > Via your newsreader:
> > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> >
> >