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    Support for MSN/Hotmail in Outlook Express ending

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by R4000, Apr 22, 2008.

  1. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Got this email today from Microsoft:



    I assume that OE will now fall into the unuseable catagory for many that still use it to grab email from Microsoft's http servers. Since this ability was left out of Vista's Windows Mail app from the start, I guess the obsolesence of OE was not too far behind.

    Just a heads up to those users who may be affected by this.........



    Mike
     
    R4000, Apr 22, 2008
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    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Windows live mail blows >.< my gf has it ( got the email and switched ) OE is far better >.<
     
    X2P, Apr 22, 2008
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    They stopped outlook support for hotmail accounts like a year ago.. weird

    thats why i got my own domain w/ email address so i can use outlook
     
    flipfire, Apr 22, 2008
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    I assume you had the free Hotmail addy, and not the subscription-based one assigned via the MSN service like mine. I guess they let the paid accounts ride on OE a bit longer after dumping the freebies.
     
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    Yeah i suggest you just purchase your own personalised domain instead of paying msn

    i like my @flipfire.net email address
     
    flipfire, Apr 22, 2008
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    Is it expensive to have your own domain?
     
    R4000, Apr 22, 2008
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    $12 a year for just the domain name . You can register your domain on MSN live so its @domain.com instead of @hotmail/msn. You can use it to log on msn messenger and check your email through hotmail but you wont be able to use OE with it

    ftp servers + webhosting + full email support will cost extra.. up to $105 a year
     
    flipfire, Apr 22, 2008
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