Cannot receive or send emails

S

Stevebr

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: pop

Since the 10th Dec. I have emails to be received from hotmail.com but the error say: HTTP error. The server is temporally unable to fulfill the request.

Explanation: Could not retrieve email Account name hotmail error18497

have not altered anything and can get emails direct from hotmail.com.
 
D

Diane Ross

Since the 10th Dec. I have emails to be received from hotmail.com but the
error say: HTTP error. The server is temporally unable to fulfill the request.

Explanation: Could not retrieve email Account name hotmail error18497

have not altered anything and can get emails direct from hotmail.com.

Is this a grandfathered free account or is this a paid account? Have you
tested in a new Identity?

1. If you can receive but not send then you have a bad SMTP configuration
2. If you can send but not receive you have a bad POP or IMAP configuration

You can try re-entering info.
You can delete account and create a new one.
Using copy/paste can result in an extra space being added. Type carefully.
Check your Keychain for corruption.

Exactly what version of Entourage 2004 are you using? Check the Microsoft
Component Plugin in the Office folder inside the Office 2004 folder. What
version does it show?

Download this script that will show you Office version info. Note there are
different scripts for Office X, 2004 and Office 2008. It gives the version
number for each Office application, the component plugin and your OS
version. Even if ALL the Office applications aren't updated each time, the
Microsoft Component Plugin, which isn't an app, will always show the latest
update.

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/script/fav_scripts.html#favscript_findVersion
In case the above link does not work:
<http://tinyurl.com/4yeepm>

Example for Office 2008:

Last update applied: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 4

Microsoft Entourage.app: 12.1.5
Microsoft Excel.app: 12.1.5
Microsoft Word.app: 12.1.5
Microsoft PowerPoint.app: 12.1.5
MicrosoftComponentPlugin:Tuesday, December 9, 2008 4:05:17 PM
Junk E-Mail Protection:Monday, November 24, 2008 3:01:42 PM
Mac OS X 10.5.5 (9F33)
 
S

Stevebr

Diane

I am using office for mac student edition 2004 and my email is hotmail.com which is the free. I have also one other email linked. I have tried to set a free uk hotmail account but this came up that I needed a pemium hotmail account to use entourage.

I have up dated today from the link you provided and the results are as follow:

Last update applied: 11.5.3

Microsoft Entourage.11.4.0
Microsoft Excel. 11.5.3
Microsoft Word. 11.5.3
Microsoft PowerPoint. 11.5.1
MicrosoftComponentPlugin:11.5.3
Junk E-Mail Protection:11.3.4
Mac OS X 10.4.11 (8S2167)

My emails on entourage also have stopped working on my laptop which is running Mac OSX 10.5

Do you think that microsoft have blocked free emails from last week.

Steve
 
D

Diane Ross

MicrosoftComponentPlugin:11.5.3

You are updated fully for Office 2004.
Do you think that microsoft have blocked free emails from last week.

It's not Microsoft but a security update that's applied to servers that
causes the error. Microsoft just chooses not to upgrade the free accounts to
work with the new security features.

I would just use the web interface to forward your account to a new free
Gmail account. The Gmail spam filter is excellent. Gmail can be set as
either POP or IMAP.
 

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