Totally confused with Outlook Express

Jay-Jay_4

Well Fran..... I tried to sign up for Softhome and got...

'Signups from your region of the internet have been temporarily suspended. Your IP address ** *** ********'

:rolleyes:

I give up!

scheming_gypsy

Jay-Jay wrote:

I did try everything you suggested but it asks me to confirm my password at ****** (fsmail.net name) on mail.btinternet.com ...and I don't seem to know what that is, I've tried every password I've ever used.

pretty sure password authentication is only 1 way, either sending or receiving so try using your btinternet password when it asks.

Jay-Jay_4

scheming_gypsy wrote:

pretty sure password authentication is only 1 way, either sending or receiving so try using your btinternet password when it asks.

I don't know what it is s_g I don't remember ever having a password for BT.

Browntoa

if you have broadband basic then you have a log on password...otherwise you just have a user-id

the password it is asking for must be the one for your normal email acoount...have you tried Upper and lower case for the password ??

elvis_bloggs

Jay-Jay ... you may be with freeserve but your e-mail account in Outlook Express has to be Wanadoo ... when you put the Pop and Smtp addresses in when setting up the account you must enter wanadoo :-

pop.wanadoo.co.uk
smtp.wanadoo.co.uk

Jay-Jay_4

Browntoa wrote:

if you have broadband basic then you have a log on password...otherwise you just have a user-id

the password it is asking for must be the one for your normal email acoount...have you tried Upper and lower case for the password ??

I don't remember my password or user-id.

I've tried every permutation of every password I've ever had.

Not to worry folks, I downloaded the thingy that lets me use Yahoo as default instead of OE, so I don't think I'll ever need to use it again.

elvis_bloggs

Jay-Jay wrote:

I don't remember my password or user-id.

I've tried every permutation of every password I've ever had.

Not to worry folks, I downloaded the thingy that lets me use Yahoo as default instead of OE, so I don't think I'll ever need to use it again.

If you are with Wanadoo (ex. Freeserve) they send updates to Outlook Express on a regular basis, it is worth having, a phone call to the ISP will get you your password back.

Jay-Jay_4

elvis_bloggs wrote:

If you are with Wanadoo (ex. Freeserve) they send updates to Outlook Express on a regular basis, it is worth having, a phone call to the ISP will get you your password back.

I am with Wanadoo but as OE has never worked for me I don't really know what it is or what it's for.....apart from things like reporting abusive posts on here and clicking on 'contact us' details on websites.

I use my Yahoo and fsmail email addresses for everything so do I really need OE?

elvis_bloggs

Jay-Jay wrote:

I am with Wanadoo but as OE has never worked for me I don't really know what it is or what it's for.....apart from things like reporting abusive posts on here and clicking on 'contact us' details on websites.

I use my Yahoo and fsmail email addresses for everything so do I really need OE?

I only use it when I send "official" mail otherwise I use gmail but I just like everything to work, no need to have it really, I use FSmail as well.

Jay-Jay_4

elvis_bloggs wrote:

I just like everything to work

I know what you mean but I've wasted enough hours on POPs, SMTPs (or whatever they are) and non-existent passwords....time I could've spent taking the mick out of people in the Arms


I am truly grateful for everyones help...... I tried 'almost' every suggestion to no avail......I think I'm a lost cause.