Telecommunications Talk Telecommunications Talk    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  sky broadband & Vista          Telecommunications Talk Forum Index -> Broadband View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Guest Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:15 pm    Post subject: sky broadband & Vista Hi I joined sky broadband and can't get email through Outlook I have just discovered that one can't configure Windows Mail to use a Web-based (HTTP) e-mail account in Windows Vista Windows Mail no longer supports the HTTP servers that are used by Hotmail and other Web-based e-mail providers such as AOL mail, Google mail, and Yahoo! mail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does anyone know of a patch\fix for outlook? I'm running Vista & can't get sky's google mail to work with Mail washer, Agent, Windows Mail or Outlook Looks like I'm returning to XP -- Martin ©¿©¬ Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor The Simpsons Guest Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:26 pm    Post subject: Re: sky broadband & Vista "Martin ©¿©¬ @nohere.net" wrote in message news:0ghk74l3rh0unserf1mik1pne693kfbbqt@4ax.com... Quote: Hi I joined sky broadband and can't get email through Outlook I have just discovered that one can't configure Windows Mail to use a Web-based (HTTP) e-mail account in Windows Vista Windows Mail no longer supports the HTTP servers that are used by Hotmail and other Web-based e-mail providers such as AOL mail, Google mail, and Yahoo! mail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does anyone know of a patch\fix for outlook? I'm running Vista & can't get sky's google mail to work with Mail washer, Agent, Windows Mail or Outlook Looks like I'm returning to XP -- Martin ©¿©¬ Try http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273 http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=86386#Settings F Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Gaz Guest Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:02 am    Post subject: Re: sky broadband & Vista Martin ©¿©¬ @nohere.net wrote: Quote: Hi I joined sky broadband and can't get email through Outlook I have just discovered that one can't configure Windows Mail to use a Web-based (HTTP) e-mail account in Windows Vista Windows Mail no longer supports the HTTP servers that are used by Hotmail and other Web-based e-mail providers such as AOL mail, Google mail, and Yahoo! mail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does anyone know of a patch\fix for outlook? I'm running Vista & can't get sky's google mail to work with Mail washer, Agent, Windows Mail or Outlook Looks like I'm returning to XP Log into your sky email account (provisioned by google) and enable pop access. It will give you the instructions on how to setup outlook and windows mail. Gaz Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Jim Crowther Guest Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:22 am    Post subject: Re: sky broadband & Vista In uk.telecom.broadband, on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:15:21, wrote: Quote: Windows Mail no longer supports the HTTP servers that are used by Hotmail and other Web-based e-mail providers such as AOL mail, Google mail, and Yahoo! mail. Those aren't email in the first place, just a mis-begotten re-rendering of it. Google mail needn't be web-based, AOL is Neanderthal, Yahoo! hasn't read any RFCs - and who would want to use them and why? -- Jim Crowther Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Occam Guest Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:06 am    Post subject: Re: sky broadband & Vista On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:22:25 +0100, Jim Crowther <Don't_bother@blackhole.do-not-spam.me.uk> wrote: Quote: In uk.telecom.broadband, on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:15:21, wrote: Windows Mail no longer supports the HTTP servers that are used by Hotmail and other Web-based e-mail providers such as AOL mail, Google mail, and Yahoo! mail. Those aren't email in the first place, just a mis-begotten re-rendering of it. Google mail needn't be web-based, AOL is Neanderthal, Yahoo! hasn't read any RFCs - and who would want to use them and why? Obviously Mr Know-it-all, millions of users Now fuck off, if you cant help your useless But you are anyway arent you Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Alex Wilson Guest Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:53 am    Post subject: Re: sky broadband & Vista "Martin ©¿©¬ @nohere.net" wrote in message news:0ghk74l3rh0unserf1mik1pne693kfbbqt@4ax.com... Quote: Hi I joined sky broadband and can't get email through Outlook I have just discovered that one can't configure Windows Mail to use a Web-based (HTTP) e-mail account in Windows Vista Windows Mail no longer supports the HTTP servers that are used by Hotmail and other Web-based e-mail providers such as AOL mail, Google mail, and Yahoo! mail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does anyone know of a patch\fix for outlook? I'm running Vista & can't get sky's google mail to work with Mail washer, Agent, Windows Mail or Outlook Looks like I'm returning to XP -- Martin ©¿©¬ Download 'windows live mail' its a version of mail made for use with gmail etc....works fine with vista and xp. Alex Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Guest Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:29 pm    Post subject: Re: sky broadband & Vista Hi I eventually got it sorted I was running a 'test my email' in outlook before I had Logged into my sky email account and enable pop access Very simple when one knows how -- Martin ©¿©¬ Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Telecommunications Talk Forum Index -> Broadband All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Telecommunications Talk----------------Mobile TalkBroadband  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Australian Debt Consolidation Experts medical insurance Wedding Ring Trova Escort e Accompagnatrici sui portali di annunci (www.EscortForum.com, www.BestAnnunci.com, www.PiccoleTrasgressioni.com ...) 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