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I can send thunderbird mail on my computer but i cant receive mail on my computer !!! on my phone i can receive and send .

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password i almost sure it was ok but got this message. normally i have to type in the password when i send mail but now i have to type it in when i open thunderbird. Is it a setting problem ??? server settings seems like ok .Please help ,thank you .


Sending of password for user mxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com did not succeed. Mail server pop3.live.com responded: Authentication failure: unknown user name or bad password. [Error="ProxyNotAuthenticated" AuthResult=0 Proxy=......................................

password i almost sure it was ok but got this message. normally i have to type in the password when i send mail but now i have to type it in when i open thunderbird. Is it a setting problem ??? server settings seems like ok .Please help ,thank you . Sending of password for user mxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com did not succeed. Mail server pop3.live.com responded: Authentication failure: unknown user name or bad password. [Error="ProxyNotAuthenticated" AuthResult=0 Proxy=......................................

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See http://thunderbirdtweaks.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/hotmail-proxy-errors.html

And welcome to the high regard and respect Microsoft shows to your choices.

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See http://thunderbirdtweaks.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/hotmail-proxy-errors.html

And welcome to the high regard and respect Microsoft shows to your choices.

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Thank you for your help !!