I have our oldest, original email account (an msn account from 1997) running through Outlook Express, and also have three other hotmail accounts there, used by various family members. On December 29th, when I got up to check my email, I got this error message for ONE of the accounts. I took it as legit, and figured that soon I would get error messages for the other accounts also. So far, none. Only this account is affected - and it no longer receives or is able to send any mail through OE.

Anyone know why only this one account is affected? Is this legit?
Thanks so much!
-Christina

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Hotmail no longer allows email access via Outlook Express for free email accounts.

Please visit http://www.hotmail.com/oe to learn more.

Account: 'DKKL2 Hotmail', Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Access to Hotmail via Outlook and Outlook Express now requires a subscription. Please sign up at http://upgrade.msn.com', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCCF6

Header download for the 'Inbox' folder did not complete. Account: 'DKKL2 Hotmail', Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Access to Hotmail via Outlook and Outlook Express now requires a subscription. Please sign up at http://upgrade.msn.com', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCCF6