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Upcoming changes to MS mail servers may affect Hotmail users
This is a head-up to users of Hotmail accounts. You may know that Hotmail accounts have been aliased to outlook.com accounts for some time. I have just learned that Microsoft will, over the current quarter, change the mail server setup to use Outlook365 at the back-end.
I suspect those using local mail clients like Outlook 2013 and EAS mode will be fine with their Hotmail accounts.
However, if, like me, you have a "backup" PC using the older Outlook 2007 with the Outlook Connector, then it will stop working once MS move to Outlook365 servers. Here is a quote from Microsoft Answers:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...5-6c052fa29009
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There is a new change that is occurring. All accounts are being moved to Office 365 servers.
Users who access their accounts using a browser will be automatically switch to the correct url.
Users who use email programs to access their email will have to make changes if they were not using pop3 or IMAP protocol.
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QUESTION:
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I use EAS mode under Outlook2013 for my Hotmail account, and a "backup" setup on a desktop using Outlook 2007, but that one uses the Outlook Hotmail Connector.
Does this mean that I have to change anything when the move to Office365 occurs?
Also, will any/all affected users get notifications and emails in a timely manner so that they can plan for the change, and will the instructions be obvious for busy and non-technical users?"
ANSWER:
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Some have received a warning message, but many have not, as far as I know, but then, people often don't post that type of information.
The time frame is over the course of this calendar quarter, from what I've heard, but it's anyone's guess how long it will take.
I have no idea what Microsoft's server strategy is.
Outlook 2007 doesn't have the ability to support EAS. It is POP3, IMAP4, and Exchange only, with the dying DeltaSync protocol being added via the Outlook Connector. The new servers don't support DeltaSync, so that's why, when your account gets moved, the Connector will stop working.
On Outlook 2007 only, uninstall the Connector, since it won't work anymore, and re-add the account using Outlook 2007's automatic account configuration. This will connect using full Exchange.
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