e-mail set up

[nancy]

hello,
i am new to setting up an e-mail account. i purchased a new notebook and
wanted to change my existing hotmail account to be able to use outlook
express. i keep getting errors on my set up but dont understand can you help.

this is the last message i recieved:


The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be
correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this
problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the
"I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help determining
the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was '(e-mail address removed)'. Subject 'Test',
Account: 'Windows Mail', Server: 'SMTP.microsoft.com', Protocol: SMTP, Server
Response: '550 5.7.1 Unable to relay', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server
Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC79

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

this is the last message i recieved:

[snip]

Here's another one: you're posting to a group that is devoted to the
desktop publisher, MS Publisher.

Try an Outlook Express group:

microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

Here's a useful site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/newsgroups101.mspx

 

[John Inzer]

hello,
i am new to setting up an e-mail account. i purchased a new notebook
and wanted to change my existing hotmail account to be able to use
outlook express. i keep getting errors on my set up but dont
understand can you help.

this is the last message i recieved:


The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be
correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this
problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read
the "I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help
determining the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail
service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was '(e-mail address removed)'. Subject 'Test',
Account: 'Windows Mail', Server: 'SMTP.microsoft.com', Protocol:
SMTP, Server Response: '550 5.7.1 Unable to relay', Port: 25,
Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC79

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It looks like you are running Windows Mail instead
of Outlook Express. Apparently, your new machine
is running Vista.

Windows Mail is not compatible with HTTP accounts
like Hotmail. Have a look at the following article:

(926374) You cannot configure Windows Mail
to use a Web-based e-mail account in Windows
Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926374/en-us

Maybe you could install and use MS Outlook or
Windows Live Mail.

Windows Live Mail
http://get.live.com/betas/maildesktop_betas

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