Using win98SE and the outlook express that comes with it. Tried to set up a hotmail account and I can recieve email just fine, I just can't send it. When I try to, i get the following error message: "The server does not support the required HTTP methods. Account: 'Hotmail', Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Method Not Allowed', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC35" I looked at my settings and even tried to open a different account, same results. Is there something basic I am missing? Everything else works fine. Thanks

My learned colleagues will correct me if I am wrong. Although you can RECEIVE Hotmail through Outlook Express, I don't think you can send it through OE. You may have to go to Hotmail to send.

You can send Hotmail messages using Outlook Express. That's a strange problem, I have no idea what the problem is.

Hotmail with Outlook Express A recently added feature of Outlook Express ( it's included in version 6, which comes with Windows XP or it can be downloaded seperatly ) is the ability to read your Hotmail messages. This gives you an easier to use and nicer way to compose and read messages, compared to accessing Hotmail through a browser. If you are familiar with the features of Outlook Express for reading regular POP3 email, you will really appreciate having the same format and tools for using Hotmail. To set up a Hotmail account with Outlook Express, first open it from the Start Menu. If this is the first time you are opening OE, you will automatically find yourself in the new account wizard. If you have already been using OE, and you want to add a Hotmail account, click the Tools menu, then click "Accounts..." Click the Add button, then choose "Mail..." Enter a display name for you to use to reference the account, then click Next. Then enter in your Hotmail email address and click Next. Make sure that your email server is HTTP, and your provider is Hotmail, and click Next. Verify your email address, and enter your password (optional). if you leave the password field blank, you will be prompted for it each time you open Hotmail in OE. Click Next, then Finish to complete the setup. You may be prompted to download the folders from Hotmail; choose Yes to be able to read your Hotmail email now. OE will not really download your messages - instead it synchronizes them with the Hotmail web server. This can actually be convenient if you switch back and forth between using OE and using Hotmail from a browser. If you receive many messages, or have a really slow network connection, you may want to change your synchronization settings. Right-click the Inbox (or any folder), and hold the mouse cursor over "Synchronization Settings," then click "Headers Only." This means that only the title of the messages will be downloaded into OE, and the message itself won't be downloaded until you open it. This is also handy for SPAM, which you can delete without opening it. You can now use Outlook Express for Hotmail in all the same ways that you use it for your regular POP3 email, including creating new folders, moving messages to different folders, contacts/address book, receipts, signatures, etc. Once you have OE set up for Hotmail, you can send a blank email message to hmoex@hotmail.com, and you will receive an automatic response back from Microsoft with some useful information about using Hotmail with Outlook Express.

Hi T You should be able to send and receive hotmail thru outlook express. I had a similar problem to yours. The solution was to "enable cookies" in the Tools/Options/Security/Custom Level in Internet Explorer. Make sure you enable both options for cookies. I have IE 5.5 Tom C

I think they have stopped POP acess which outlook uses