Downloading messages from Server to Outlook Express 6 on Windows 98 error

[David]

I use Outlook Express 6 on my desktop at home running
Windows 98. MSN is my ISP. Qwest spun off this service
in 2001, and I installed dial-up access from an MSN CD ...
pre-MSN 8. Several months ago I downloaded MSN 8 onto my
laptop to contiue to check email while I was traveling and
away from my desktop. That changed my entire email
retrieval setup, but I can appreciate the value of server-
based email. I still like to download messages to my
desktop and I set up an account in Outlook to download
server-based email that worked fine for several months.

I just got back after a month's absence and have not been
able to download server email. It seems I never actually
connect to the server. I deleted my old accounts and
followed instructions from the FAQ link on the MSN Hotmail
homepage. They also mention that "Access to your MSN
Hotmail account in Outlook Express is provided as a trial
service only with limited support". So what has changed?
I am able to download from Yahoo! into Outlook. Do I need
to upgrade to Windows XP for downloads to work again?
Here is the error I get when trying to connect to the
server:

Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server.
Account: 'Hotmail',
Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp'
, Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Service
Unavailable', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number:
0x800CCCF0

Any suggestions?

Thanks


A couple of months ago

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi, David -

This is a group to support Outlook from the Office group of programs.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and is a quite different
program, despite its similar name..

You will probably get a faster and more expert answer if you post this to an
Outlook Express news group.

Try posting in one of these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac for OE for Macintosh

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups).

A good website for information on OE is:
http://www.tomsterdam.com/