"Don't you now have to pay if you want pop3 access with hotmail? At least that's what I thought and this might be the reason why it's not working." This was my impression for many years now, a monthy figure of L15 occupies the odd neuron in my brian. Gmail is now public rather than BETA/invite only, can be accessed via browser in its basic HTML mode with a screen reader and has a really cool feature that lets you send mail as other accounts that you own. Of course it handles pop3 via Outlook, Outlook Express, Mac Mail to name but a few and filters spam very nicely too. Regards. Tristram Llewellyn Sight and Sound Technology Technical Support www.sightandsound.co.uk ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq