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#1 2008-01-14 6:01 pm
- salang9
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mail trouble
I recently upgraded to leapord and i was wondering how i can use my MSN mail account with the mail application. When i tell it the server (mail.msn.com) it trys to connect for a while then gives me an error message saying "the POP server mail is not responding". I know my internet connection is working, so whats up with this?
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#2 2008-01-14 6:52 pm
- D'Eyncourt
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Re: mail trouble
You aren't using the correct POP3 server names. According to this page try:
MSN incoming mail server: pop3.email.msn.com
MSN outgoing mail server: smtp.email.msn.com
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#3 2008-01-14 8:05 pm
- salang9
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Re: mail trouble
i got the same error message when i used that server, thanks though.... any other ideas?
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#4 2008-01-14 11:56 pm
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Re: mail trouble
Is this the free account?
Thanks for clicking.
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#5 2008-01-15 8:54 am
- Dunkin'
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Re: mail trouble
Ports? Authentication issues?
Some information and links that may prove useful
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#6 2008-01-15 11:12 am
- LLEVIATHANN
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Re: mail trouble
Dunkin' wrote:
Ports? Authentication issues?
Yeah AT&T/Yahoo have changed ports and now require Authentication. If you don't go to the mail help center to find out what the settings are you'll never connect.
D'Eyncourt wrote:
You aren't using the correct POP3 server names. According to this page.
FYI. Nice page but if you're an AT&T/SBC/Ameritech customer it's out of date. If those are out of date hard to say what else is.
I doubt this would be it but it wouldn't hurt to verify. Can you ping or do a DNS lookup on the servers. Make sure this isn't a DNS issue.
::EDIT::
After looking at Dunkin's link there appears to be some technical issues with M$N and Macs. Go figure. 
Last edited by LLEVIATHANN (2008-01-15 11:20 am)
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