error 0x800CCC33

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Stacy S

When accessing my hotmail account via Outlook (not Express) I constantly get
this error:

Sending' reported error (0x800CCC33) : 'Access to the account was denied.
Verify that your username and password are correct.The server responded
'Forbidden'. '

I then go to my hotmail account via IE & I have to type in the letters that
appear in the box. This happens about every other time I send & receive.

How can I keep this from happening?
 
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Brian Tillman

Stacy S said:
When accessing my hotmail account via Outlook (not Express) I
constantly get this error:

Sending' reported error (0x800CCC33) : 'Access to the account was
denied. Verify that your username and password are correct.The server
responded 'Forbidden'. '
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If this is not a paid Hotmail account, you can't use Outlook to access it.
 
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Walter Gallant via OfficeKB.com

This is EXACTLY the same problem I have. It began fewer than 36 hours ago.
I have tried everything to fix it. At first I thought it was something
wrong with MS Office Outlook 2003, but now I think it must be Hotmail. Can
anyone please shed light on this?
 
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Walter Gallant via OfficeKB.com

Since when does this Hotmail account have to be a paid account? I have been
using my account for several years with no problems. This problem only
appeared fewer than 36 hours ago. Also, I have NEVER had to type in the
garbled letters and numbers to authenticate myself when I use a web browser
to access the account.

Furthermore, this behavior is not consistent. Every now and then Outlook
reverts to its normal behavior and I can see and download my messages in
Outlook. But then it goes screwy again.
 
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Brian Tillman

Walter Gallant via OfficeKB.com said:
Since when does this Hotmail account have to be a paid account? I
have been using my account for several years with no problems. This
problem only appeared fewer than 36 hours ago. Also, I have NEVER had
to type in the garbled letters and numbers to authenticate myself
when I use a web browser to access the account.
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By April, ALL free Hotmail accounts will cease working with Outlook and
Outlook Express. Microsoft announced this months ago.
 
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DedSysOp

Brian said:
By April, ALL free Hotmail accounts will cease working with Outlook and
Outlook Express. Microsoft announced this months ago.
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At which point I will stop using Hotmail and move all other pop/imap
accounts to thunderbird.
~s
 
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Brian Tillman

At which point I will stop using Hotmail and move all other pop/imap
accounts to thunderbird.
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Although "thunderbird" is a mail client and not a server (so you'll need to
find another server, too), this is certainly an appropriate response, and
one I'm sure Microsoft would agree is a good idea, since the free Hotmail
accounts contribute nothing but red ink to the bottom line.
 
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