New Mail desktop alert

[Steve Davies]

I am using Outllok for my hotmail account. It is the only e-mail account
being used and therefore the default account. Why do I not receive the
notification of new e-mail pop-up when new mail arrives???
Can anyone please help with this???

 

[Mary]

New Mail alert only works with POP mail. It doesn't work with HTTP mail like
Hotmail. And free Hotmail will no longer be able to be accessed with Outlook
or OE after April. You'll have to use your browser instead.

 

[George Hester]

Because that only works when you receive a new e-mail message from a POP3 server. Not a HTTP server a Web
Based e-mail provider.

Here are a few articles on Hotmail and Outlook. But just note HTTP Web based service provider support in Outlook
is in its infancy.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823523

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287424

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302107

 

[George Hester]

"And free Hotmail will no longer be able to be accessed with Outlook or OE after April." - please provide an authoritive link for this assertion. Thanks.

 

[Brian Tillman]

"And free Hotmail will no longer be able to be accessed with Outlook
or OE after April." - please provide an authoritive link for this
assertion. Thanks.

Google will give you that. It's been in various places on the Internet,
including Hotmail and the Microsoft KnowledgeBase, for the last three
months.