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Omletteboy · 10-06-2000, 12:14 AM

I've had this problem before

From Technet

SYMPTOMS
========

When you try to download e-mail from your Hotmail account, the download may not
work, and you may receive the following error message:

Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server. Account: 'Hotmail',
Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol:
HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Proxy Error (Software caused connection to
abort)', Port:0, Secure (SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC3F

CAUSE
=====

This issue can occur if the MSN, The Microsoft Network redirect process is not
working.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue:

1. In Outlook Express, click Accounts on the Tools menu.

2. Click the Mail tab, click the Hotmail account, and then click Properties.

3. Click the Server tab, and then change the HTTP Server URL to the following
Web address:

http://oe.hotmail.com/secure/hmdata

4. Click Apply, and then click OK.

MORE INFORMATION
================

The original setting for the HTTP Server URL is:

http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp

SYMPTOMS
========

When you use Outlook Express to open e-mail in a Hotmail account, you may
receive the following error message:

An unknown error has occurred.
An invalid character was found inside an entity reference.

-or-

Header download for the 'FolderName' folder did not complete. Account:
'Hotmail account', Server:
'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol: HTTPMail,
Server Response: 'An invalid character was found inside an entity
reference.', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number 0xC00CE50E

After you receive this error message, you cannot download any more e-mail. You
can still access the Hotmail e-mail using the Hotmail Web interface.

CAUSE
=====

This issue can occur if there is a damaged message header on the Hotmail server.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, delete the affected message from the Hotmail server. To
do this, connect to the following Hotmail Web site:

http://www.hotmail.com

From this Web site, you can read and delete the e-mail messages until the damaged
one is gone.

NOTE: There is no known way to determine exactly which e-mail message has the
problem.

10-06-2000, 12:14 AM	#6
Omletteboy Eggs anyone? Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,560	I've had this problem before From Technet SYMPTOMS ======== When you try to download e-mail from your Hotmail account, the download may not work, and you may receive the following error message: Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server. Account: 'Hotmail', Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Proxy Error (Software caused connection to abort)', Port:0, Secure (SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC3F CAUSE ===== This issue can occur if the MSN, The Microsoft Network redirect process is not working. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue: 1. In Outlook Express, click Accounts on the Tools menu. 2. Click the Mail tab, click the Hotmail account, and then click Properties. 3. Click the Server tab, and then change the HTTP Server URL to the following Web address: http://oe.hotmail.com/secure/hmdata 4. Click Apply, and then click OK. MORE INFORMATION ================ The original setting for the HTTP Server URL is: http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp SYMPTOMS ======== When you use Outlook Express to open e-mail in a Hotmail account, you may receive the following error message: An unknown error has occurred. An invalid character was found inside an entity reference. -or- Header download for the 'FolderName' folder did not complete. Account: 'Hotmail account', Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: 'An invalid character was found inside an entity reference.', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number 0xC00CE50E After you receive this error message, you cannot download any more e-mail. You can still access the Hotmail e-mail using the Hotmail Web interface. CAUSE ===== This issue can occur if there is a damaged message header on the Hotmail server. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, delete the affected message from the Hotmail server. To do this, connect to the following Hotmail Web site: http://www.hotmail.com From this Web site, you can read and delete the e-mail messages until the damaged one is gone. NOTE: There is no known way to determine exactly which e-mail message has the problem.