Entourage, Outlook users unable to access Hotmail

Read this over at WinOSCentral.

Users of Microsoft"s email programs, Entourage or Outlook, that have Hotmail accounts had a rude awakening this morning when they tried to access mail from the online service.

When attempting to send or retrieve e-mail from a Hotmail account or configure a new Hotmail account in Entourage or Outlook Express for the Mac the following behaviors may occur:

• All Hotmail folders disappear
• No folders appear after the configuration of a Hotmail account
• The following error appears: The Hotmail folder list could not be received
• HTTP error. The server cannot fulfill the request. Error: 1500

Apparently, the MSN Hotmail servers were updated yesterday to provide increased security via centralized Passport authentication. These security updates disabled the ability for Microsoft"s Mac e-mail applications to access or send e-mail from Hotmail.

Microsoft told MacCentral this afternoon that they are currently working on this issue. Until it is fixed, Microsoft advises email from a Hotmail account must be done through the Hotmail web site.

News source: IDG.net/MacCentral