I realise the topic title might seem a bit glib but I am unsure how to word this, not being a techie sort...
Anyway, a few years back when Outlook/Hotmail crossover occurred and was being an ****, I set up a GMail account to act as a second e-mail address and implemented the POP system so the Gmail addy would receive all mail sent to the Hotmail addy. All was fine
until I checked the Gmail account last night and was greeted by an error message concerning the Hotmail account.
Clicking on the details link it proclaims:
"Authentication error. Mail from this account has not been retrieved since 24 May."
which wasn't quite true as some recent e-mail had appeared in my Gmail Inbox while the majority of others had automatically been sent to the Spam folder! When clicking the details link, it opens up a window with the following info:
28 May 2016 at 07:33 | Authentication error. Server returned error "Authentication failure: unknown user name or bad password. [Error="ProxyNotA..." |
27 May 2016 at 06:44 | Authentication error. Server returned error "Authentication failure: unknown user name or bad password. [Error="ProxyNotA..." |
26 May 2016 at 05:44 | Authentication error. Server returned error "POP3 server failed to process your request" |
25 May 2016 at 09:26 | Authentication error. Server returned error "Authentication failure: unknown user name or bad password. [Error="ProxyNotA..." |
25 May 2016 at 00:54 | Authentication error. Server returned error "Authentication failure: unknown user name or bad password. [Error="ProxyNotA..." |
When editing the details as it requests, I then get this message:
There was a problem while connecting to pop3.live.com | |
Please contact Microsoft's Support Team for more information on POP access. | |
Server returned error: "Connection timed out: There may be a problem with the settings you added. Please contact your other email provider to verify the correct server name and port." |
Which brings me to this query!
So, can anyone please tell me why it is rejecting my legit Hotmail account details and furnish me with the POP related information it requires to resolve this issue?
Many thanks in advance.