Can't receive or send msn.com email in Outlook 2007

[sarayu]

I'm trying to set up my msn.com email addresses in outlook 2007. (Ironically they set up fine in Entourage.) I don't want to use the connector program, as it receives mail in a separate folder, and I'd rather keep my email together in one inbox. I've set the proper settings for both receiving and sending, but I can neither send nor receive. Any ideas? Thanks very much.

 

[brady]

imap or pop3 for msn?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287604

 

[sarayu]

these are the instructions i used to configure the account, but i couldn't get it to work on my computer. Also tried using port 587 for receiving mail, but that didn't work.

 

[brady]

getting any errors?

 

[sarayu]

msn accounts in Outlook

When I follow those instructions I can neither pick up or send mail. If I use the outlook connector tool then it works ok, but it creates a separate in box, etc., which i don't want to use.

 

[sarayu]

It keeps asking me for user name and password. Even though it's entered correctly, it keeps asking.

 

[brady]

It keeps asking me for user name and password. Even though it's entered correctly, it keeps asking.

does the user name and password work through the internet portal to msn.com?

 

[sarayu]

yes, the address is fine

the address, info, etc. is fine. I can connect with a mac using the same settings (entourage) and I can connect using Thunderbird. But i'd like to connect in outlook, since I use it for all my email. Thank you for your attention--appreciate it.

 

[1Bowtie]

There's one thing you can try if your sure the MSN account is pop3 and not web based mail. Where you set up the ports for incomiing and outgoing, put a check mark in the box below the port for secure ssl. Put the check in the box before you put the port #, do this for both in and out, then do apply, ok and it should work.

 

[sarayu]

still not receiving, though sending works fine.

I still can't make it work for receiving (sending seems to work fine). Which port would work best? I tried 110, 587. and 995. Also, I don't know whether it's web based or pop 3. But it works fine on entourage on a mac, and using thunderbird on a PC. does that make a difference. Thanks again for your time.

 

[1Bowtie]

Mine is 995 incoming, 465 outgoing and secure SSL and that's Yahoo, so i don't know what yours is it depends on who your ip is with