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Denied Access to Hotmail, Live, or MSN accounts in Microsoft Outlook

Outgoing server settings

If you have an MSN or Hotmail account and are suddenly getting ‘access denied’  or 'forbidden' errors when you try to download mail through Outlook you probably missed the announcement that access using the HTTP protocol was going to end for good on Sept 1, 2009. From this point on, users will need to use either the Outlook Connector or POP3/SMTP to view their Hotmail/MSN … [Read more...] about Denied Access to Hotmail, Live, or MSN accounts in Microsoft Outlook

Tip 558: Move an IMAP *.PST

While its often a good idea to move a *.PST used by POP3 accounts to an easier to find locations, it’s less useful to move IMAP accounts. You don’t need to back it up, since its just a copy of you mailbox, which is stored on the IMAP server. If you need to move the *.PST, it is possible.First, close Outlook then make sure Outlook is not listed in Task Manager, Processes tab … [Read more...] about Tip 558: Move an IMAP *.PST

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