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Old 01-01-2007   #10 (permalink)
Jim Pickering


 
 

Re: POP3 SPA authentication

All I can then suggest is to open a Support ticket with MSN Help, and based
on past experience, I've not found them very helpful; which is why I've not
used any mail service from MSN for the past 7-8 years.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.


"Lori Olsen" <lasolsen@msn.com> wrote in message
news:%238E$kxeLHHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Jim, thanks for trying but no luck. This is a different problem, I cannot
> send mail (the SMTP server requires authentication before it will send) or
> receive mail as the POP3 with SPA authentication keeps failing. The
> configuration in the email client is correct, I have double and tripple
> checked it and compared it to a working install on Windows XP. It does
> not matter if I use Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007 or Windows Mail on the
> Vista system.
>
> "Jim Pickering" <jimp (AT) mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:25D57F5B-8734-4662-AC1A-CB401C09C2C8@microsoft.com...
>> See if this MSN webcast helps identity any problem areas:
>>
>> Support WebCast: What to Do If You Cannot Receive Your MSN E-mail in
>> Outlook or Outlook Express:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=325232
>>
>> --
>> Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
>> Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.
>>
>>
>> "Lori Olsen" <lasolsen@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23iB6qldLHHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I am using Verizon as my ISP, but still maintain a MSN email (I need dial
>>>up a few times a year when I travel and never bothered migrating from
>>>MSN,so I maintain dial-up through them.) as I said in my post to Frank,
>>>MSN does require SPA. There are several reasons why I do not want to
>>>change my primary email from MSN to use Verizon or any of the free
>>>solutions. Any other help?
>>>
>>> "Jim Pickering" <jimp (AT) mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:50B16A1E-B7C1-49EB-BBD7-A0A25A9CD764@microsoft.com...
>>>> I'd agree with Frank. I've never seen a Verizon user who needed SPA.
>>>> And your IP address indicates you have a Verizon account that you post
>>>> from.
>>>> --
>>>> Jim Pickering, MVP/Windows Mail applications
>>>> Please reply ONLY to newsgroup.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in
>>>> message news:FDD1F604-79A1-433E-8274-CF884EEAAC05@microsoft.com...
>>>>> "Lori Olsen" <Lori Olsen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:9A8AC24A-0A57-4199-98F1-29B9DC651FAF@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> Since installing Vista RC, I have been unable to authenticate to my
>>>>>> POP3
>>>>>> server using SPA. I have seen several other posts about this issue
>>>>>> in a few
>>>>>> locations but no real fix. I have seen a few fixes if just POP3 was
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> issue but not POP3 using SPA. Has anyone been able to get POP3 SPA
>>>>>> working
>>>>>> on Vista?
>>>>>
>>>>> Very few POP3 servers use SPA. Are you sure yours does?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>>>>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>>>>> Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>

>>

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