Thunderbird and Hotmail

scorour

shopbot wrote:

Thanks scorour.

Please can you confirm what settings you have in the outgoing server options box? (i.e description and server name sections?)

Description - n/a (Mine is Sh!temail ;-) )
Server Name - localhost
Port - 25

Security---
Use name and password
User Name - scorxxx@hotmail.com

Use Secure Connection - No

scorour

espresso wrote:

Thanks, I stand corrected then. Sure that I've read it somewhere though!

:eek:

I think I remember something about newer Hotmail accounts, not being able to connect via Outlook Express, not sure mind......I have had my hotmail for donkey's tho'

shopbot

scorour wrote:

I think I remember something about newer Hotmail accounts, not being able to connect via Outlook Express, not sure mind......I have had my hotmail for donkey's tho'

I'd read that too! I'm still having no luck.
To answer your earlier question: I'm having trouble pulling down my messages. Have not tried to send anything yet!

shopbot

Maybe, it's because I'm using the new LiveMail. I can't use that in Firefox without the IE tab extension.