What are the POP3 settings to set up a live.co.uk account on outlook express?

Anonymous
2012-12-08T19:59:34+00:00

I run "Outlook Express" on Windows XP SP3 & need the name of the Microsoft POP3 Mail server to enable me to install my "[email protected]" e-mail account.

Original title : Name of the Microsoft POP3 Mail server to install my "[email protected]" e-mail account.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-02-10T08:09:16+00:00

    Hi there

    I am having similar problems about setting up a live.co.uk account on my ipad.  Setting up a new account I get the following fields to complete:

    Name

    Email

    Description

    Incoming Mail Server:

    Host Name   pop3.live.com

    Username     my name

    Password

    Outgoing Mail Server:

    Host Name   smtp.live.com

    Username     my name

    Password

    When I click on next I first get the message "cannot connect using SSL, would you like to connect with out SSL"  I click yes and then I get the message "the imap server pop3.live.com is not responding.  Check your network connection and that you entered the correct information in the incomeing mail server. 

    The account was working fine on the ipad for a long time and then this started to happen.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-03-11T01:03:05+00:00

    Exactly the same is happening to me.  Same problems, same message.  Trying to set up Mail on new phone & it just won't let me!  I know my email address & my password and I can log on the email via pc with same address and password so why isnt it recognised on the phone?  Please help, it's driving me mad!

    ive tried all the other suggestions in this thread .. They don't work for me!

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-04-15T14:33:07+00:00

    Hi im having same problems to but on my iphone any advice thanks

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-07-09T11:59:51+00:00

    I am trying to set up my live.co.uk account on a Lenovo S8-50 tablet and the above does not work (obviously substituting .com with .co.uk). The only thing different is that my option is SSL/TLS (not just SSL) but port is 995 so i can't think that is the problem.  

    I only get as far as the incoming server settings. I have changed the pop.live.co.uk to pop3.live.co.uk but get a message to say it cannot open the connection to the server.

    I have also tried changing the incoming server to mail.live.co.uk.  With mail.live.co.uk I get the message that it is trying to validate server settings.  After about 20 seconds i then again get a message to say it couldn't open the connection to the server.

    My BT Internet account set up automatically but my Live account is my main acccount so this is very frustrating!

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-09-16T22:59:23+00:00

    My email is not working

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