Can Outlook Express receive hotmail ?

[sarah_louise]

I am sure I have done this in the past. Can it still be done ?

[tellboy]

Yes Sarah Louise you could do it in the past using the http option when setting up the mail account but not now.
You probably have the "free" hotmail account and this service is only available on the "paid for hotmail account upgrade)
The miserable bu**ers !

[SteveSxx]

I can still use "Free" Hotmail on Outlook - what's the difference ?

[tellboy]

Could you tell us how you did it SteveSxx ?
I have never managed it. At the point where you you enter the new mail account in Outlook Express
http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail. asp goes in automatically in response to the hotmail address but is then greyed out with the message not avaible with the free version of hotmail.
then the advert
MSN Hotmail Plus -- �14.99/year
The MSN Hotmail Plus yearly subscription of �14.99 (inc VAT) includes 2 Gigabytes of total MSN Hotmail account space, the ability to send larger attachments, no graphical ads, access to the MSN Hotmail mailbox via Microsoft Office Outlook or Outlook Express,

[SteveSxx]

Maybe it is because my account has been running for 10years +
Whenever I rebuild my PC's - I just add it without thinking.....