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Mac Mail stopped receiving hotmail messages ... please help(!)
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<blockquote data-quote="alig" data-source="post: 683395" data-attributes="member: 59821"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>I am a man approaching desperation with Mac Mail; I have tried 2 forums (including Apple’s own Support site), with no results and my nearest Apple shop is hundreds of miles away!</p><p></p><p>I use Mail (v3.3) to access my Hotmail Plus account. Out of the blue the other day though, it stopped receiving emails (although I can still send them).</p><p></p><p>Connection Doctor tells me that I can connect to the internet but not my HTTPMail server. It is informing me to check my network connection and ensure all information is correct in Account Preferences .... but I have no idea what I'm looking for.</p><p></p><p>There are also warning signs next to the Inbox and Hotmail mailboxes/folders on the left hand side and when i click on them the Alert says "could not find host <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />null)".</p><p></p><p>I have emailed Hotmail, who have told me that their knowledge with Mac Mail is limited but gave me the following info:</p><p></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'">- POP3 Server: pop3.live.com (port 995)* </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'">- SMTP Server: smtp.live.com (port 25)**</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'">Note: Please make sure to check the box that indicates that your outgoing server requires authentication</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'">- Username: your full e-mail address </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'">- Password: your Windows Live ID password</span></em> </p><p></p><p>But as my Account Type is HTTPMail, I think they have sent me the wrong server details (i.e. those of POP). They also recommended I reconfigure my account from scratch but I do not want to lose all my emails - it’s taken a lot of time to organise them.</p><p></p><p>My settings are:</p><p>OS X 10.5.3 using Mail 3.3 and Hotmail Plus</p><p></p><p>Incoming Mail Server: hotmail.com</p><p>Username: <a href="mailto:myemail@hotmail.com">myemail@hotmail.com</a></p><p>Password: myhotmailpassword</p><p></p><p>Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): HTTPMail:myemail@hotmail.com</p><p>“Use Only This Server” is checked</p><p></p><p>Using Daniel’s HTTPMail plugin vLeopard 1.51</p><p></p><p>I have looked elsewhere in the forum and this question seems to remain unanswered.</p><p></p><p>Many thanks for all your help</p><p></p><p>Is there any way you could help?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alig, post: 683395, member: 59821"] Hi All, I am a man approaching desperation with Mac Mail; I have tried 2 forums (including Apple’s own Support site), with no results and my nearest Apple shop is hundreds of miles away! I use Mail (v3.3) to access my Hotmail Plus account. Out of the blue the other day though, it stopped receiving emails (although I can still send them). Connection Doctor tells me that I can connect to the internet but not my HTTPMail server. It is informing me to check my network connection and ensure all information is correct in Account Preferences .... but I have no idea what I'm looking for. There are also warning signs next to the Inbox and Hotmail mailboxes/folders on the left hand side and when i click on them the Alert says "could not find host :(null)". I have emailed Hotmail, who have told me that their knowledge with Mac Mail is limited but gave me the following info: [I][FONT="Garamond"]- POP3 Server: pop3.live.com (port 995)* - SMTP Server: smtp.live.com (port 25)** Note: Please make sure to check the box that indicates that your outgoing server requires authentication - Username: your full e-mail address - Password: your Windows Live ID password[/FONT][/I] But as my Account Type is HTTPMail, I think they have sent me the wrong server details (i.e. those of POP). They also recommended I reconfigure my account from scratch but I do not want to lose all my emails - it’s taken a lot of time to organise them. My settings are: OS X 10.5.3 using Mail 3.3 and Hotmail Plus Incoming Mail Server: hotmail.com Username: [email]myemail@hotmail.com[/email] Password: myhotmailpassword Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): HTTPMail:myemail@hotmail.com “Use Only This Server” is checked Using Daniel’s HTTPMail plugin vLeopard 1.51 I have looked elsewhere in the forum and this question seems to remain unanswered. Many thanks for all your help Is there any way you could help? [/QUOTE]
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